Canada and the World Community

Country Life Expectancy Life Expectancy Population below poverty line (%)Population below poverty line (Ranked score)Total Fertility Total Fertility Tractors per 100 km2Tractors per 100 km2Literacy Level (%) Literacy Level # of doctor’s per # of doctor’s per Total

(years) (years) (Ranked score) (Ranked score) (Ranked score) 100 000 people 100 000 people Of ranked scores

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Australia 80 1.5 12.8 3 1.8 5.5 71.3 12 100 1 240 3 26Bangladesh 57 14 40.0 13 2.9 12 3.8 17 55 18 23 14 88Brazil 60 12 21.4 10 2.3 13 130.6 9 90 12 206 5 61Canada 79 3 9.4 2 1.5 4 162.6 6 97 5.5 209 4 24.5Chile 76 7 18.2 8 2.0 8 417.3 4 99 3 109 10 40China 70 9 13.4 4 1.8 5.5 146.7 7 94 8.5 164 8 42Congo 44 17 71.0 17 6.7 18 3.6 18 67 15 7 16 101Germany 77 5 15.5 6 1.4 3 646.0 2 99 3 362 2 21Iran 67 11 18.7 9 2.1 10 140.0 8 79 14 105 11 63Japan 80 1.5 16.0 7 1.3 2 12.3 15 99 3 201 6 34.5Kenya 55 16 50.0 14 4.9 16 26.9 14 87 13 13 15 88Mexico 75 8 51.3 15 2.1 10 97.5 10 93 10 171 7 60Nigeria 56 15 70.0 16 5.5 17 6.8 16 60 16.5 27 13 93.5Papua N-G 58 13 37.0 12 3.8 15 52.0 13 60 16.5 5 18 87.5Singapore 77 5 26.0 11 1.2 1 1083.3 1 95 7 140 9 34Thailand 68 10 7.8 1 1.9 7 546.1 3 94 8.5 30 12 41.5USA 77 5 15.1 5 2.1 10 257.6 5 97 5.5 549 1 31.5Zimbabwe 41 18 80.0 18 3.3 14 74.3 11 91 11 6 17 89

Ranked list of Development Scores

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Germany 21.0Canada 24.5Australia 26.0USA 31.5Singapore 34.0Japan 34.5Chile 40.0Thailand 41.5China 42.0Mexico 60.0Brazil 61.0Iran 63.0

Papua N-G 87.5Bangladesh 88.0Kenya 88.0

Zimbabwe 89.0Nigeria 93.5Congo 101.0

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(Making Connections 2nd edition) (PF; Jan 2014)

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Ii - Is there an obvious relationship between the two measures? Explain (3 marks). More doctors/ 100 000 means it

is easier to see a doctor which leads to better healthcare and a longer life expectancy.

The relationship is not perfect since the USA has many more doctors that any other nation but does not have the highest life expectancy.

Also, Thailand has few doctors/100 000 but has a very respectable life expectancy of 68 years.

This means that doctors/100 000 is important but is not the only factor which determines life expectancy.

Iii - Identify three clusters on the graph (Circle and label the clusters as Developed, Newly-Industrialized, and Developing). What would overlaps between the groups mean? (2 marks).

Overlaps between the groups would mean that those countries have characteristics of both groups and are in a transition period moving between the groups.

Why are some countries called developed, some called developing, and some called newly-industrialized? Give two examples of each that were not listed.(6 marks).Developed countries have highly

developed social and economic characteristics (Europe – France, Italy, Finland, and also New Zealand).

Highest standard of livingEconomies based on the tertiary

(service sector)Primary industries provide the

fewest jobsUse most resources and create most

pollution.

Why are some countries called developed, some called developing, and some called newly-industrialized? Give two examples of each that were not listed.(6 marks).

Newly-industrialized countries have a mix of characteristics, the economic characteristic tend to be those which are more advanced while the social characteristics lag behind (Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and also India).

Economies are increasingly manufacturing based

Economic growth rates are very highAdvances in social characteristics

are slow to catch-upThis process takes many years to

accomplish

Why are some countries called developed, some called developing, and some called newly-industrialized? Give two examples of each that were not listed.(6 marks).

Developing countries have poorly developed social and economic characteristics (Africa – Sudan, Central African Republic, Malawi, and also Afghanistan).

Much of the economy is based on barter (Trading)

Economies based on the primary (resource sector) mainly agriculture

Few service sector jobs since little money available to pay for services.

Low incomes = few taxes paid and few social services (health, schools, etc…)

What do you think are the two most serious problems facing most developing countries? How should they deal with them? What should people in developing countries be doing to assist them? (6 marks).

Personal response – level of thought and detail.