1) Compare and contrast highly developed countries (HDCs) and less developed countries (LDCs). Include in your answer three examples of countries in each category; a description of the gap between categories; and the similarities and differences that one might expect to see in these types of countries. 2 points
According to the textbook “Environment” High Developed Countries or HDCs, like the United States, Canada or Japan, are represented by 9% of the world’s population while maintaining more than 50% of the world’s economic activity. While Low Developing Countries or LDCs, like Bangladesh, Kenya, or Nicaragua, have characteristics of cheap, unskilled labor, hunger, disease, and illiteracy. LDCs are usually agriculturally based meaning they grow either one or very few crops. If a crop fails or if global economic value is low this could destroy the financial system of Low Developing Countries, whereas HDCs have strong economies and do not relay heavily on agricultural means. HDCs are also very advanced medicine and technology. Countries including China, Brazil, India, and Mexico are considered in between countries, or Moderately Developed Countries (MDC), that make $2 a day or more.
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The transfer of energy is only one way from primary producers like plants (organisms that photosynthesize) all the way up to quaternary consumers like large birds or hawks (carnivores). Food webs are much more complex adding in more layers to the chain. These several layers of food webs are more realistic because they link whole communities in the ecosystem rather than just a basic feeding relationship. If one part of the food web or chain is altered for some reason, the entire system is disturbed by it, meaning if an there is a low population of whale then there would be a higher population of krill available for other consumers such as squid or
According to the textbook “Environment” High Developed Countries or HDCs, like the United States, Canada or Japan, are represented by 9% of the world’s population while maintaining more than 50% of the world’s economic activity. While Low Developing Countries or LDCs, like Bangladesh, Kenya, or Nicaragua, have characteristics of cheap, unskilled labor, hunger, disease, and illiteracy. LDCs are usually agriculturally based meaning they grow either one or very few crops. If a crop fails or if global economic value is low this could destroy the financial system of Low Developing Countries, whereas HDCs have strong economies and do not relay heavily on agricultural means. HDCs are also very advanced medicine and technology. Countries including China, Brazil, India, and Mexico are considered in between countries, or Moderately Developed Countries (MDC), that make $2 a day or more.
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The transfer of energy is only one way from primary producers like plants (organisms that photosynthesize) all the way up to quaternary consumers like large birds or hawks (carnivores). Food webs are much more complex adding in more layers to the chain. These several layers of food webs are more realistic because they link whole communities in the ecosystem rather than just a basic feeding relationship. If one part of the food web or chain is altered for some reason, the entire system is disturbed by it, meaning if an there is a low population of whale then there would be a higher population of krill available for other consumers such as squid or