Name: __Emily Smith______________________
Date:__8/23/11_________
Comparative Systems Worksheet
Geography
USA
South Korea
Chad
Natural Resources – How
many and what type of
natural resources are
available?
coal, copper, lead,
molybdenum,
phosphates, rare
earth elements,
uranium, bauxite,
gold, iron, mercury,
nickel, potash, silver,
tungsten, zinc,
petroleum, natural
gas, timber
coal, tungsten,
graphite,
molybdenum,
lead, hydropower
potential
petroleum, uranium,
natron, kaolin, fish,
gold, limestone, sand
and gravel, salt
Land Use – What percentage
of the land is arable (capable
of being farmed)?
18.01%
16.58%
2.8%
male: 75.92 years
female: 80.93 years
male: 75.84 years
female: 82.49 years
male: 47.28 years
female: 49.43 years
2.06 children
born/woman
1.23 children
born/woman
5.05 children
born/woman
99%
97.9%
25.7%
president and vice
president elected on
the same ticket by a
college of
representatives who
are elected directly
from each state;
president and vice
president serve fouryear terms (eligible
for a second term)
president elected by
popular vote for a
single five-year term;
election last held on
19 December 2007
(next to be held in
December 2012);
prime minister
appointed by
president with
consent of National
Assembly
president elected by
popular vote for a
five-year term; if no
candidate receives at
least 50% of the total
vote, the two
candidates receiving
the most votes must
stand for a second
round of voting
People
Life expectancy at birth – How
long are children born today
expected to live?
Total Fertility Rate – How
many children does each
woman have, on average?
Literacy Rate – What
percentage of people over the
age of 15 can read and write?
Government
Government Type – How are
leaders elected?
Government Spending as
Percent of GDP (Budget
Expenditures Divided by
GDP).
Military Spending as a
Percentage of GDP.
expenditures: $3.456
trillion/ $2.162 trillion
=*100 = 1.6%
expenditures: 24.75
million/ $1.459 trillion
= *100 = 1.7%
expenditures: $2.928
billion / $7.848 billion
= *100 = 37%
4.06%
2.7%
1.7%
Economy Overview – What
are the most serious
economic problems facing
each of these three nations?
The united states is in
incredible debt and is
not in the position to
pay them off.
Currently is among
the world's 20 largest
economies. The
government
promoted the import
of raw materials and
technology at the
expense of consumer
goods, and
encouraged savings
and investment over
consumption.
At least 80% of Chad's
population relies on
subsistence farming
and livestock rising
for its livelihood.
Chad's economy has
long been
handicapped by its
landlocked position,
high energy costs, and
a history of instability.
Chad relies on foreign
assistance and foreign
capital for most public
and private sector
investment projects.
GDP Per Capita – What is the
value of goods and services
produced per person?
Population Below Poverty
Line – How many people live
in poverty?
GDP Composition by Sector –
What percentage of GDP is
industry and services?
Labor Force by Occupation –
What percentage of workers
is in agriculture?
Industries – What are the
primary industries? Are they
primarily producing for
consumer or government
consumption?
$47,200
$30,000
$1,600
15%
80%
industry: 22.1%
services: 76.8%
industry: 39.3%
services: 58.2%
industry: 7%
services: 41.1%
1.1%
7.3%
80%
highly diversified,
world leading, hightechnology innovator,
second largest
industrial output in
world; petroleum,
steel, motor vehicles,
aerospace,
electronics,
telecommunications,
automobile
production,
chemicals,
shipbuilding, steel
oil, cotton textiles,
meatpacking,
brewing, natron
(sodium carbonate),
soap, cigarettes,
construction
materials
Economy
telecommunications,
chemicals,
electronics, food
processing, consumer
goods, lumber,
mining
Agriculture Products - What
are the primary agricultural
goods produced?
wheat, corn, other
grains, fruits,
vegetables, cotton;
beef, pork, poultry,
dairy products; fish;
forest products
rice, root crops,
barley, vegetables,
fruit; cattle, pigs,
chickens, milk, eggs;
fish
cotton, sorghum,
millet, peanuts, rice,
potatoes, manioc
(tapioca); cattle,
sheep, goats, camels
Industrial Production Growth
Rate
Electricity Production
5.3%
16.6%
3%
4.11 trillion kWh
417 billion kWh
100 million kWh
Telephones – Main Lines in
Use
Internet Service Providers
141 million
19.289 million
13,000
439 million
291,329
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Railways
224,792 km
3,381 km
Paved Highways
4,374,784 km
80,642 km
267 km
Airports with paved Runways
5,194
72
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