Chapter 1, par. 4: Emerging country
Read Emerging country in your coursebook and look at Figure 7.17 in the Geo Guide.
Use the Geo Guide numbers 220, 228, 230 to 240 to find information if you do not understand things.
Choose South Africa, The Netherlands and a poor developing country from figure 7.17.
Search the atlas for information on the level of development in each country. Use the world maps about levels of development and the section
“Statistiek - Wereld” in the back of the atlas.
Prove the statement: “South Africa is an emerging country.”
Do this by filling in the table.