Geography Development Flashcard!

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What is HDI?

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Human Development Index

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Which three indicators are used to measure the HDI? Options: Literacy rate, number of trees and GNI, Life expectancy, schooling and GNI per capita

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Life expectancy, schooling and GNI per capita

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What is GNI?

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Gross National Income - the amount of money a country makes

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Traditionally, which part of the world is more developed? Options: Northern hemisphere, Southern hemisphere

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Northern hemisphere

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Traditionally, which part of the world is less developed? Options: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere

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Southern Hemisphere

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Which continent is the least developed on the HDI? Options: Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa

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Africa

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What is life expectancy?

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How long you are expected to live for when you're born

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What is the literacy rate? Options: The amount of adults who have written a book, The amount of adults who can read and write per 1000, The amount of adults who have electricity per 1000, The amount of children that can read by age 5

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The amount of adults who can read and write per 1000

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Which of these is NOT a reason why many African countries are underdeveloped? Civil Wars, The legacy of the Slave Trade, Corruption in the government

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People in Africa don't work hard enough

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What is 'global distribution'?

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How something is spread out around the world