Indicators of Development

Which of the following is the average age a person lives to in a place?

• GNI per capita

• adult literacy rate

• life expectancy

• LEDC

What is the infant mortality rate?

• babies under 1 year old who die per 1000

• children under 5 years old who die per 100

• babies under 1 year old who die per 100

• children under 5 years old who die per 1000

What is the GNI per capita?

• people who can read and write

• the jobs people do

• average income per person

• children per woman

Which is NOT a good indicator of development?

• population growth

• birth rate

• death rate

• population density

Which three areas are included in the HDI?

• births, deaths and fertility

• health, wealth and education

• health, education and nutrition

• jobs, wealth and trade

Which country is the odd one out in terms of level of development?

• USA

• UK

• Haiti

• Japan

Which country would you expect to have the longest life expectancy?

• Haiti

• Mexico

• Japan

Life expectancy in years measures

• how long an average person lives in a country

• the oldest age you can expect to die

• the minimum age to die

• the average age a person works

A high GDP suggests a...

• strong economy

• a wealthy country

• equal distribution of money

• country without debt

Which factor is the best indicator of the wealth of a nation?

• Prime Interest rate
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• Number of millionaires
• Defense spending