Unit 6 - Development

Human Development Index (HDI) takes into account three factors. These are

• a decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life.

• crude birth rates, crude death rates and the percentage of women in the workforce.

• life expectancy, percentage of population under 15 and the availability of clean drinking water.

• doctor/patient ratio, infant mortality rates and good governance. e) absence of corruption, developed infrastructure and national debt as a ratio of GDP.

Which of the following is true of a country with its Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) lower than the HDI?

• The country has a well-balanced approach to development.

• More women than men have advanced degrees.

• Only a few people have higher incomes and access to good health care.

• Democracy is very well entrenched in the country.

This is the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, including money that leaves and enters the country.

• Gross Domestic Persons

• Purchasing Power Parity

• Gross National Income

• Human Development Index

In which of the following categories of jobs does mining fall?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

In which of the following categories of jobs does manufacturing fall?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

Which of the following regions has the world's highest per capita income?

• North America

• East Asia

• Middle East

• Western Europe

The United Nations considers ________ to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.

• years of schooling

• the quality of instruction

• the income of the family

• the quality of a government

Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have some of the world's literacy rates averaging ________ percent.

• below 20

• below 40

• below 60

• below 70

Which of the following regions has life expectancy that is comparable to developed regions?

• Latin America

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• South Asia

• Southeast Asia

Globally, what percentage of GNI do developing countries spend on health care?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 12