Economic Development

Human Development Index is...

• the average number of years a person is expected to live.

• a tool for ranking countries based on their level of economic development.

• how much humans develop over time.

GDP per capita is highest in

• South America
• East Asia
• North America
• Eastern Europe

Which level of development is a country where most people work at the subsistence level?

• More Developed

• Newly Industrialized

• Less Developed

Countries with high infant mortality rates and low life expectancy are in which level of economic development?

• More Developed

• Newly Industrialized

• Less Developed

Countries that are improving their infrastructure [communication/ transportation/ healthcare/ education systems], but still have both strong and weak areas are in which level of economic development?

• More Developed

• Newly Industrialized

• Less Developed

The average annual income of a worker in a country.

• Per Capital GDP

• GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

• Labor Force by Occupation

the total dollar value of all goods and services produced by a country in 1 year; you can think of it as the size of the economy.

• GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

• Child Labor

• Per capita GDP

Number of babies that die before 1st birthday (per 1000 births) in 1 year.

• Maternal Mortality Rate

• Infant Mortality Rate

• Life Expectancy

The average annual income of a worker in a country.

• Per Capital GDP

• GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

• Labor Force by Occupation

Improving the economic situation → better lives for people

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Modernization

• Economic Development