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This is a cartogram showing the net exports of toys from countries worldwide. The Eastern Asian countries dominate the toy exports to other countries. Approximately 20 billion dollars worth of toys (in U.S. currency) are exported from the Eastern Asian region on an annual basis. The next closest region in annual worth of toy exports is Easter Europe at around 1 billion dollars worth. The territory that produces the most toy exports is Hong Kong, which is owned by China. The net exports earnings per person from Hong Kong are more than 10 times greater than those from Taiwan, and almost 100 times greater than those from mainland China. The main reason I can think of to explain this is cheap labor in those countries (China). It would cost many other countries a lot to pay for the labor to manufacture toys, but not for Hong Kong and Taiwan (China). I also know that Hong Kong has a well-developed economy that functions under a capitalist system separate from mainland China. That is probably why Hong Kong dominates in toy exports. Taiwan also has a well-developed economy which is based on the consumer electronics industry, this could be a factor in the massive amount of exports of toys. When I think about how much (China) exports to other countries, especially to the U.S. I realize how reliant we are on other countries to manufacture our goods, even if we are only talking about toys in this case.
This is a cartogram showing the proportion of underweight children in countries worldwide. As a general note, there is no country in the world without some underweight children living there. Half of all children under the age of 5 years old that are underweight live in Southern Asia. In the countries of Bangladesh, Nepal and India, out of all their children under the age of 5, half of them are underweight. Other countries with the largest populations of underweight children include: Ethiopia, Indonesia, Nigeria and China. North America is the third-lowest region percentage wise of underweight children at around 5%, followed by Western Europe in second at around 2%, and Japan has the lowest percentage of underweight children at 1%. The main reason I can think of to explain this is the lack of proper nutrition/ access to actual food. Poor nutrition is the main cause of child deaths worldwide. A major reason for such high percentages of underweight children in certain areas could be because of the state of government in those areas/ the complete lack of government aid. I find these percentages of underweight children to be disturbing and I hope that something can be done to reduce them as we move into the future!
Stephen,
Nice work on the first three blogs. Good description and insights into the topics.
You are three blogs behind; keep current.