Economic Indicators and Levels of Development Vocabulary

Birthrate is..

• the number of infant (babies under the age of 1) DEATHS per 1,000 live births

• the percentage of people over the age of 15 who can READ and WRITE

• the total number of babies BORN per 1,000 people in a year

• the average number of years a person is expected to LIVE

Life Expectancy is..

• the number of infant (babies under the age of 1) DEATHS per 1,000 live births

• the percentage of people over the age of 15 who can READ and WRITE

• the total number of babies BORN per 1,000 people in a year

• the average number of years a person is expected to LIVE

Literacy Rate is..

• the number of infant (babies under the age of 1) DEATHS per 1,000 live births

• the percentage of people over the age of 15 who can READ and WRITE

• the total number of babies BORN per 1,000 people in a year

• the average number of years a person is expected to LIVE

Infant mortality is..

• the number of infant (babies under the age of 1) DEATHS per 1,000 live births

• the percentage of people over the age of 15 who can READ and WRITE

• the total number of babies BORN per 1,000 people in a year

• the average number of years a person is expected to LIVE

Gross domestic product (GDP) is/are...

• generally characterized by

  LOW:

  poverty rates and infant mortality rates

  HIGH:

  -GDP

  - Life expectancy

  - Literacy Rates

• one of the primary economic indicators of a country's economic health

• experiencing a shift toward more industrialization, urbanization and exporting more goods

• generally characterized by

  HIGH:

  - poverty rates and infant mortality rates

  LOW:

  -GDP

  - Life expectancy

  - Literacy Rates

Less Developed Country is/are

• generally characterized by

  LOW:

  poverty rates and infant mortality rates

  HIGH:

  -GDP

  - Life expectancy

  - Literacy Rates

• one of the primary economic indicators of a country's economic health

• experiencing a shift toward more industrialization, urbanization and exporting more goods

• generally characterized by

  HIGH:

  - poverty rates and infant mortality rates

  LOW:

  -GDP

  - Life expectancy

  - Literacy Rates

Newly Developed Country is/are

• generally characterized by

  LOW:

  poverty rates and infant mortality rates

  HIGH:

  -GDP

  - Life expectancy

  - Literacy Rates

• one of the primary economic indicators of a country's economic health

• experiencing a shift toward more industrialization, urbanization and exporting more goods

• generally characterized by

  HIGH:

  - poverty rates and infant mortality rates

  LOW:

  -GDP

  - Life expectancy

  - Literacy Rates

More Developed Country is/are

• generally characterized by

  LOW:

  poverty rates and infant mortality rates

  HIGH:

  -GDP

  - Life expectancy

  - Literacy Rates

• one of the primary economic indicators of a country's economic health

• experiencing a shift toward more industrialization, urbanization and exporting more goods

• generally characterized by

  HIGH:

  - poverty rates and infant mortality rates

  LOW:

  -GDP

  - Life expectancy

  - Literacy Rates