Global Society, SYP 2450

Global Society, SYP 2450

Paper 1 Guidelines

This paper must be typed,

single-spaced

and

2 pages in length

to receive full credit. The

paper must be submitted via the

Assignments

Link in Canvas on or before the due date

listed on the syllabus.

In this assignment you are being asked to compare two countries; one

First world

country and one

Third world

country in terms of their physical location, economy,

demographic, politics, culture, and other characteristics associated with social

development.

.

I) Defining Key Concepts and Selecting two countries

(20 pts.)

1. Distinguish between

First World

and the

Third World

(define these two terms

in your own words. (10 pts.)

2. Use the knowledge gained from class regarding the differences between the first

and third world countries to make the selection (10 pts.). Use the key below to

select the two countries:

Key: if your last name starts with a letter in one of the following groups, your two

countries’ names have to start with a letter from the same group.

Group 1: A, B, C, D, E, F

Group 3: M, N, O, P, Q, R

Group 2: G, H, I, J, K, L

Group 4: S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

So, for example, if your last name is McGuire you will pick your country based on letters

in group 3. So your choices are Mexico, Mauritius, Mongolia, New Zealand, Rhodesia or

any other country whose name starts with one of the letters in group 3.

II) Descriptive Information about the countries you selected

(30 pts.)

Don’t go over a single page for this part of the paper! PLEASE USE A TABLE FOR

THIS SECTION OF THE PAPER!!

You must provide following information about “your” country:

A.

Geography

(location, access to sea, topography, climate, size in

squared miles or kilometers)

B. Economy

(GDP, GDP per capita or PPP, PPP per capita, budget revenues,

main economic sectors, % employed in agriculture, unemployment rate, main

imports and exports, value of FDI, FDI as % of GDP)

C. Politics

(history of colonialism if any, year of gaining independence and from

whom, form of government, military internal and/or external conflicts and why).

D. Culture

(main ethnic group(s), main languages spoken, official language)

E. Human Development

(literacy rates men and women, life expectancy,

infant mortality, HIV/AIDS deaths, crime rates, % women in national legislature)

You can use any website to gather this information.

III) Comparative Analysis

(30 pts.)

Using the statistical information that you found as evidence, explain how these two

countries compare on development (both economic and human development). Based on

your research and our discussion in class, identify at least

three

causes of

underdevelopment

of the Third World country you selected. Is there any information

you found that provides some hope about the future of this Third World country?

Identify

three

causes behind successful development of the First World country you

selected. Is there any information that you found that may make it more difficult for this

country to continue its successful development in the future?

IV) Bibliography

(10 pts.)

List any sources that you consulted for your paper (PowerPoint lectures, textbook,

assigned reading, internet sites, etc.) in the proper format (APA, ASA, and MLA formats

are acceptable). You must list minimum of

two

sources in your bibliography.

V) Organization, Format, Grammar, Clarity

(10 pts.).

Your paper should be easy to read so it is important that your paper is clear, well

organized, properly formatted, and grammatically correct.

Place all statistics in a

table!!

Please don’t use separate page for your bibliography. Just list the sources at the end of

your paper.

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