Name Date Class RETEACHING Activity 19 E CONOMIC GROWTH IN DEVELOPING NATIONS The economies of developing nations may be at different stages, but they share certain charac- teristics that identify them. In Chapter 19 you learned what characterizes a developed country and a developing country. Directions: Write developed or developing beside each characteristic listed below. 1 . Has a low Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2. Requires a great deal of foreign aid 3 Heavily industrialized 4 High standard of living 5. Lacks the equipment to put its many natural resources to use 6. Per capita GDP is low 7 Rapid population growth 8. Economy is based on more than agriculture 9. Has a low adult literacy rate 10. Provides economic, technical, and military assistance 11. Much of its population exists through subsistence agriculture 12. Donates money for distribution to poorer countries 13 . Health conditions for its population are poor 14. Property rights may be weak Receives assistance from such organizations as the International Development 15. Association and the International Monetary Fund Has a relatively low infant mortality rate 16