29. Life Chances in a Developed and a Developing Country 29.1 Developed and Developing Countries
In the previous chapters, we examined how the economic and human development of a country can be used to describe its level of development. We also looked at population characteristics, how they change and how they can be studied to identify the development of a country.
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Examine these photos. Identify whether each image shows a developed or a developing country. Give reasons for your answers.
Countries can be grouped into three categories: Developed
High-to-very-high levels of human development on the Human Development Index
Considered more economically developed
Most people work in the tertiary economic sector
Stages 4 and 5 of the demographic transition model
Developing Quickly Developing
Medium levels of human development on the Human Development Index
Considered economically developed
Most people work in the secondary economic sector
Stage 3 of the demographic transition model
Slowly Developing
Low levels of human development on the Human Development Index
Considered less economically developed
Most people work in the primary economic sector
Stages 1 and 2 of the demographic transition model