1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT explain the difference between socialism and
communism.
2. Question of the Day.
(TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER)
A. Which country below is the most developed?
1. Austria (GDP per capita = $37,000)
2. Norway (GDP per capita = $54,000)
3. Zimbabwe (GDP per capita = $2,000)
B. If GDP per capita is not available what else could
you use to determine a country’s level of
economic development?
AGENDA
1. HDI
2. Socialism
3. Push/Pull Factors
4. Quiz
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
**HUMAN GEOGRAPHY**
9/21
Culture
15
9/22
Population Pyramids
16
9/22
Population Distribution
17
9/23
Developed vs. Developing
18
1. Make a new page called “Developed vs. Developing”.
2. Label it page 18.
How to determine if a country is developing
or developed…
1.
GDP Per Capita –
 GDP (Gross Domestic Product) =
total of all economic activities divided
by total population.
Hint - Per
Capita is
Latin for
per
person.
 Example: US has a GDP per
capita of $45,800
How to determine if a country is developing
or developed.
2. Literacy Rate – the % of adults who can
read and write.
COPY
BOX
3. Birthrate – number of births per 1,000
people.
- low birthrate = high GDP
COPY
BOX
4. Life Expectancy – number of years the
average person lives
high life
expectancy
= high GDP
COPY
BOX
5. Agricultural Level - % of labor in farming
COPY
BOX
High agricultural
pecentage =
- low GDP
- low percentage of
women working
- high birthrate
Human Development Index (HDI)
– the ranking system used to determine a
country’s level of development.
- Takes into account many stats and assigns
countries a grade between 0 and 1.
- More developed the higher the #.
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
**HUMAN GEOGRAPHY**
9/21
Culture
15
9/22
Population Pyramids
16
9/22
Population Distribution
17
9/23
Developed vs. Developing
18
1. Make a new page called “Developed vs. Developing”.
2. Label it page 18.
Economic
System
Free Enterprise
(market
economy)
Communism
(command
economy)
Socialism
Summary
Characteristics
Free Enterprise Economy
• Summary  Production is controlled by the
DEMAND of CONSUMERS. Goal is to increase
profits at any cost.
• Characteristics
1. People can choose jobs
2. Many rich people but many poor people
Business
College
Skill Welding
Free Enterprise Economy
• Characteristics (continued)
3. Supply and Demand – consumer demand
guides economy
4. Freedom to purchase what you want
Task:
5. Many product choices
6. Economic competition
- Put a positive (+)
symbol by each
characteristic that you
think is positive.
- Put a negative (-)
symbol by each
characteristic that you
think is negative.
Communism
Summary  All products, businesses, and money is
controlled by the GOVERNMENT.
Task 
• Write three products and businesses you
supported or used today after you woke up.
– Ex. I used Crest toothpaste, I watched a Samsung TV,
and I used gas from Exxon-Mobil to get here.
• Characteristics
1. GOVERNMENT owns all land.
“No
way.”
Property of
the Cuban
Government
“You must
live here.
Eli – Lives in Cuba
• Characteristics
1. GOVERNMENT owns all land.
2. GOVERNMENT chooses your job.
“Sorry
pal.”
“You must
work here.
Eli – Lives in Cuba
• Characteristics
1. GOVERNMENT owns all land.
2. GOVERNMENT chooses your job.
3. GOVERNMENT owns all businesses.
“How many
times do I gotta
tell you no.”
Eli – Lives in Cuba
“No privately
owned
businesses. Get
in the food lines.
Communism
Characteristics
Since I’m in the
government, my
4. Very few rich people, many poor peoplefriends and I are
rich.
5. Economy doesn’t grow
But I’m not.
Andbarely
they’re crazy
They
if they
pay
me. think I’m
working hard as
a farmer.
Eli – Lives in Cuba
SOCIALISM
Summary – A free enterprise system where the government
controls aspects of the economy and provides SOCIAL
services to the people
Characteristics:
1. Demand still determines production (like free enterprise)
2. People get benefits from the government like free health
care, cheap housing, paid vacations, free child care, etc.
3. People pay high taxes which lowers the GDP per capita
(economic output)
Task –
1. Go back and look at the
characteristics of a socialist economic
system. Label each characteristic as
positive or negative.
2. Compare the three economic
systems. Explain which one is the best
and give at least two reasons why.
After you’re finished…
1. Turn in your test and scantron and my pencil at the table
in front of my desk.
2. Remain silent until all students are finished, I’ll let you
know when that is.
3. Pick up one of the small squares with the directions for
the assignment we started yesterday. Work on the
assignment until the bell rings.
- If you did not turn in any of the assignments below do it
or finish it:
A) Levels of Economic Activity – Green Sheet
B) Population Pyramids HW – White Sheet
Directions for the CEOs… - H
Determine which of the following countries your business will set up
tertiary economic activities so you can make the most money for your
company.
•
•
•
•
Iceland (pg. 268) GDP per capita: $38,800
Canada (p.114)
GDP per capita: $38,400
Malawi (pg. 410) GDP per capita: $800
Afghanistan (pg. 484) GDP per capita: $1,000
1.
Determine whether each country is developed or developing.
2.
Support your decision with 3 examples of data
3.
Find your own example of a developing country, a developed country, and one
you think is in the middle.
4.
Sketch what you believe a population pyramid would look like for the 3 countries
you found in step 3.
5.
After you are finished, rank your countries in order from Most Developed to Least
Developed.
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
**HUMAN GEOGRAPHY**
9/22
Population Pyramids
16
9/22
Population Distribution
17
9/23
Developed vs. Developing
18
9/24
Push/Pull Factors
19
1. Make a new page called “push/pull factors”.
2. Label it page 19.
1. Push Factor – Something bad that makes
people leave
2. Pull Factor – Something good that makes
people want to move to a new region
Push/Pull Challenge Directions:
• Identify whether each example is a push or pull
factor
• Identify whether each push/pull factor is an
economic, political, or social example
Make this chart in your notebook.
- As you view the next few slides write
your answers on this chart.
T-charts
- Write in one word an explanation of the
picture.
Picture
Push/Pull Factor for
migration
Question 
Is the picture an example of a pull factor to the
US or…
…a push factor from a different country?
Make this chart in your notebook.
- As you view the next few slides write
your answers on this chart.
T-charts
- Write in one word an explanation of the
picture.
Picture
Push/Pull Factor for
migration
Good Education
Pull
GOOD
EDUCATION
Question 
Is the picture an example of a pull factor to the
US or…
…a push factor from a different country?
FLOODING
Question 
Is the picture an example of a pull factor to the
US or…
…a push factor from a different country?
BAD LIVING
CONDITIONS
Question 
Is the picture an example of a pull factor to the
US or…
…a push factor from a different country?
POVERTY
Question 
Is the picture an example of a pull factor to the
US or…
…a push factor from a different country?
DEMOCRACY
Question 
Is the picture an example of a pull factor to the
US or…
…a push factor from a different country?
WARS
Question 
Is the picture an example of a pull factor to the
US or…
…a push factor from a different country?
DROUGHT
Final Step
• Add two pictures to your t-chart.
• One that is a push factor and one that is a
pull factor that causes immigration.
US 2012
• The election is over and the new US President is a member
of the Communist Party. Thus, the US economic system
switched from a Market Economy to a Communist
Economy or to a Socialist Economy.
• Use the official US economics paper to complete the
following activities:
– Divide your paper into 4 sections.
– Sketch 3 pictures that show how your life would be different if this
happened in 2012.
– Include a caption underneath each picture explaining what is
happening.
• Have one picture for each characteristic and effect of the new
economy.
– In the fourth box, complete the following statement:
• I support/do not support this switch in policy because…
Switch from a market economy to a command/socialist economy.
Directions:
- How would your life be different if the US switched to a command
economy? (3 pictures, 3 captions)
- Complete the statement below in box #4
Picture 1
Picture 2
Caption
Caption
Picture 3
Statement: I support/do not
support this change in
economic policy because…
Caption