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Human Geography
By James Rubenstein
Chapter 9
Key Issue 2
Where Are More and Less
Developed Countries Distributed?
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The countries in the world can
be categorized into nine major
regions according to their
development;
Anglo and Latin America
Western and Eastern Europe
East, South, Southeast, and
Southwest Asia
Africa South of the Sahara
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In addition to the nine major
regions, two other important
areas;
Japan
The South Pacific
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Also the split between MDCs and
LDCs can be viewed as a northsouth split.
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North/South split of MDCs and
LDCs
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More Developed Regions
Anglo-America
Western Europe
Eastern Europe, plus areas;
Japan, and
The South Pacific.
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Most MDCs north of the line
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Anglo-America
90% of region’s people use English
as their first language and adhere
to Christianity.
The largest market of the world’s
consumer goods.
The leading provider of many
computing, information, and other
high-tech services.
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Western Europe
Diversity of languages and religions
has been a longtime source of
conflict.
Since World War II, the region
has become much more unified
politically, economically, and
culturally through the EU, and
militarily through NATO.
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Future Problems for
Western Europe
Experiencing a new greater
diversity through migration of
Muslims and Hindus from LDCs
looking for work.
They have become scapegoats for
the region’s economic problems.
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Western Europe
The region has a slightly lower
development than Anglo-America.
The region’s colonial period spread
Western Europe’s culture
throughout the world.
Today the EU makes the region the
world’s largest and richest
market.
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Example of Western
European Goods
2007 Rolls-Royce
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End of Communism
In Russia and Yugoslavia, longsuppressed friction among
ethnicities has been unleashed.
Conflict in Bosnia Kosovo in the
former Yugoslavia, and
Chechnya in Russia.
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Soviet Union
Communist economy emphasized
heavy industry.
Production facilities were
transferred to the Asian portion.
Manufacturing facilities were
located near sources of raw
markets.
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Japan
Extremely unfavorable ratio of
population to resources.
An abundant supply of people
willing to work hard for low
wages.
Specialize in high-quality, highvalue products.
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Example of Western
Japanese Goods
2007 Toyota
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South Pacific
In Australia and New Zealand,
over 90 percent of the
residents of nineteenthcentury British settlers.
Increasingly their economics are
tied to Japan and other Asian
countries.
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Less Developed Regions
Latin America,
East Asia.
Southeast Asia,
Middle East,
South Asia, and
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Most LDCs south of the line
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Latin America
Most speak Spanish or
Portuguese and adhere to
Roman Catholicism.
Most live in Atlantic coastal
urban areas.
HDI is hindered by inequitable
income distribution.
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East Asia
China is the world’s largest country
and among the world’s poorest.
It is projected to exceed the U.S.
as the world’s largest economy.
The Chinese government controls
the daily lives of its citizenry.
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Southeast Asia
Indonesia is the regions most
populous country with
234,693,997 (July 2007 est.)
people living on approximately
6000 of 17,508 islands.
Most people live on the island
of Java due to its fertile soil.
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Southeast Asia
The region has suffered from a
half-century of nearly
continuous warfare.
Since the end of the Vietnam
War, development has been
rapid in Thailand, Singapore,
Malaysia, and the Phillipines.
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Middle East
Mostly desert with a large % of
petroleum reserves, concentrated
in the Persian Gulf area.
The only LDC with a trade surplus.
Key challenge is development
without abandoning religious
values.
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Middle East Conflicts
Most Middle Eastern states
refuse to recognize the right of
Israel to exist.
Shiite and Sunni Muslims have a
long standing cultural dispute.
The Iraqi War and terrorism.
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South Asia
World’s second highest population
and second lowest per capita
income.
World’s leading producer of jute,
peanuts, sugarcane, and tea.
Population ratio to resources
unfavorable.
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Sub-Sahara Africa
Population density is lower than
any other LDC.
Population suffers from poverty
and poor health.
Most economic problems are a
legacy of colonial era, and
corrupt leadership.
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With many
minerals in
Africa,
world prices
have been
unstable
and unable
to sustain
economic
progress.
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