Unit 4 HHD Low- middle and high-income country characteristics

For this Outcome countries will be classified by:

• Economic characteristics

• How well they play soccer and cricket

• Social characteristics

• Environmental characteristics

Low-, middle and high-income country brackets according to Gross National Income per capita :

• For High income countries is around $14,000 or more per person

• For Middle income countries is between around $1100 and around $14000 per person

• For Low income countries is around $1100 or less per person

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Fiji's GNI per capita in 2023 was $5,580. This means that it fits in the ___?___ income country bracket.

• Low-

• Middle-

• High-

• Tropical

Economic characteristics of high-income countries include:

• Lower levels of poverty

• Wide range of industries

• Opportunities for global trade

• Low average incomes

The proportion of the population living on less than US$1.90 a day (PPP) (which has now changed to US$3) can indicate the income level of a country. From left to right, which column represents a low income country on this graph?

• 1st column

• 2nd column

• 3rd column

Social characteristics of high-income countries included in this Outcome are:

• High level of Gender equality, Employment and Education

• Low Birth rates and population growth as well as Developed Health and Legal systems

• Developed Social security systems and Access to technology

• Number of trees on the beaches

Environmental characteristics of high-income countries included in the Outcome are:

• Access to safe water and sanitation and Food security

• Adequate Housing and Infrastructure (roads, railways etc)

• Income

• High levels of Carbon dioxide emissions

Choose the best answer for comparing characteristics between High and Low income countries.

• High income countries tend to have higher average incomes.

• Every person in a Low income country has a low level of employment

• Low income countries tend to have less access to technology compared to High income countries

• High income countries tend to have higher food security than other countries.