Challenges to Growth 🌱

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how many developing nations respond to scarce factors of production
• Describe how the status of economic infrastructure can help and hinder a developing nation
• Explain how political instability can challenge a developing nation

⏰ What We Did

• Used instructional notes from Lesson 11, Part 3: Challenges to Growth, to describe the characteristics — and location — of developing nations
• Analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of American foreign aid to these countries

⚙️ Resources

• Understanding Economic Development (A-23)
• Per Capita GDP World Map (World Bank, 2021)
• 8 Serious Pros and Cons of Foreign Aid (Green Garage)

💻 Homework

• Watch and take notes on Lesson 11, Part 4: Paths to Economic Development, before the Semester Exam
• Watch and take notes on Lesson 11, Part 5: Poverty and Income Distribution, before the Semester Exam