Test Resources

Today we took a quiz on resources and Countries. It also dealt with developed and developing countries. There are tertiary, primary, and secondary jobs.

Countries Presentation

Today in class we all presented our reports about developed and developing. There were some very developed countries such as Canada, with low death rate, high income, and high reading. There were also some very undeveloped countries like Angola who had many infant death rates and low literacy rates.

Countries

Angola is very poor and has a high death rate. South Korea is a developed country with a very modern healthy society

Developed and Developing Nations

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,

Quiz Resources

Today we took a quiz on resources. It involved their efficiency how much is created and consumed in all different countries. It dealt with coal, petroleum, nuclear energy and fossil fuels

China Labor

Today we finished the video on why even Americans decide to hire Chines labor instead of American. It is because they will work for so cheap. Also their country is so cheap that unlike america who blows up or destroys buildings china breaks them down piece by piece saving everything of any value to be reused.