South Africa, a developing country - Working in population in primary sector, and the tertiary sector

4 important questions on South Africa, a developing country - Working in population in primary sector, and the tertiary sector

What are the differences in characteristics in developing countries and developed countries in the primary sector and tertiary sector?

Primary sector:                      developing           developed
% workers in argiculture       high                       low
type of farm                           self-subsistent      commercial
mechanization                       low                        high

tertiary sector
sector size                             middle                   biggest
types of jobs                         informal sector     high skilled/ high income


What differences can you see between the means of subsistence in South Africa and the Netherlands?

higher % agriculture + higher % service sector

What does your answer to the question before say about the level of development in South Africa?

South Africa is less developed than the Netherlands, but more developed than many other African countries
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Which development indicators belong to the major development indicators?

1. GNP
GNP per person


2. Basic necessities
a. food
%malnourished children

b. shelter
% houses with running water

c. education
d. healthcare

infant mortality rate

% 15-49 years-olds with HIV


Other indicators

3. poplation growth
birth rate
%population younger than 15


4. means of subsistence
% workers in agriculture


5. urban-rural distribution
% of city-dwellers

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