Material World photographer Peter Menzel with Buddhist monks in Bhutan

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Material World photographer Peter Menzel with
Buddhist monks in Bhutan
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Bhutan

• Small, mountainous country
• Traditional agricultural lifestyle
• Social, medical, and environmental difficulties

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Cuba

• Island country in the Caribbean
• Major sugar producer in the 19th century African
  slaves
• Fidel Castro

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• This photograph shows the family in 2001, along
  with the new possessions theyd acquired since
  the original photograph was taken.

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Mali

• Vast mineral resources and cultural wealth
• A very poor country
• At one time, a very wealthy kingdom
• Former French colony

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• This photograph shows the family in 2001, along
  with the new possessions theyd acquired since
  the original photograph was taken.

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Kuwait

• Small country along the Persian Gulf
• Vast petroleum resources
• Economy flourished in the 20th century
• Severely damaged by 1990 Iraq invasion

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South Africa

• Mineral wealth
• Apartheid
• Soweto

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Mongolia

• Sparsely populated
• Formerly communist, now democratic
• One-third of people are nomadic or semi-nomadic
  one-third live in the capital city

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• This photograph shows the family in 2001, along
  with the new possessions theyd acquired since
  the original photograph was taken.

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Japan

• Major changes in the past century
• Most people live in urban areas on the coasts
• Similarities and differences between Japanese and
  American families

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• This photograph shows the family in 2001, along
  with the new possessions theyd acquired since
  the original photograph was taken.

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Iceland

• A highly developed country
• Natural energy resources

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• This photograph shows the family in 2004.

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Thailand

• Never colonized
• Relatively stable government and growing economy
• Buddhist culture

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Samoa

• Formerly called Western Samoa
• Traditional culture with some modernization
• Christianity

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Mexico

• Worlds largest Spanish-speaking country
• Rapid industrialization
• Emerging middle class
• Increasing urbanization

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United States

• Third largest country largest national economy
• Three-quarters Christian
• Modern societal strains

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