Developed Nations

Some new technologies gave created a demand for a particular natural resource. Steam engines need coal, internal combustion engines need gas, making computer chips needs skilled labor,
Costs - resource depletion Environmental destruction, Health Problems,
Benefits - help us produce goods and services, creates employment opportunities, helps develop new technologies,
Interdependence of Nations: countries must trade with each other the acquire the goods they do not possess,
Effects of Unequal Distribution of Resources - uneven economic development (rich and poor countries) Energy produces and consumers, Imperialism, control of resources
Developed Nations - have a lot of resources and access, technology, ex USA, have more skilled labor, higher low economic development, higher quality of life, generally urban, most people work in secondary and tertiary areas, high GDP, highly educated, literacy rate is high, infant mortality is low, percentage of urban,