A GOG 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Sub-Saharan Africa
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What defines the middle class in brazilian society. A family with monthly income between and 3600. 1989 is when it became a full on democracy. The cities that facilitate interactions and exchanged between different world regions. Often other cities desire to be like them and people like traveling there. Ex) miami- connects na with ca and sa. Ex) hong kong- bridge between east and west. Generally speaking gdp correlates with standard of living. High gdp per capita countries - south africa, botswana, namibia. Mostly oil producing countries have higher gdp and attract foreign investors. Generally a lot of poverty compared to the rest of the world. Making a lot of money from oil pumping but wealth not being shared with poor nations. Significant wealth gap in the have and have nots. Some of the luxuries only available to a select few. Not all africans are benefiting from the oil boom.
