Measures of Development

When looking at this choropleth map of HDI, which region has the highest HDI values of those listed?

• South America

• East Asia

• North America

• Eastern Europe

Answer explanation

Can you identify factors that contribute to HDI? Can you explain those factors?

Do you know why a high HDI is approaching 1.0 and a low HDI is approahing 0.0?

GDP per capita is objectively the best economic indicator to reliably determine the level of development for a country.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

What are the economic indicators of development?

What does GDP take into account and what does it not include?

Which economic indicator gives the most accurate decpiction of a state's (country's) economic health? Why?

Which of the following is a period of rapid technological advancement that began around 1800?

• Agricultural Revolution

• Roman Empire

• Green Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

Gross National Product (GDP) Purchasing Power Parity, explains which of the following?

• The total income of a country

• How much people earn on average

• How much you can buy with your money

Answer explanation

You may have had to look up Purchasing Power Parity... did you?

Per capita means:

• Per country

• Per person

• Per dollar

• Per unit of land

Which of the following is the best defintion for infant mortality rate (IMR)?

• The number of babies who die per 1,000 live births

• The number of mothers who die per 1,000 live births

• The average number of babies a woman in her childbearing years will have

• The total number of babies that die in a country in a given time period

The country described in the graph is most likely a

• Most Developed Country - MDC

• Less Developed Country - LDC

• Developing Country - DC

• Stage 5 Country

• Stage 4 Country

Answer explanation

If you chose Developing Country (DC), because you felt that this country was ready for the shift to tertiary, please remember that development is measured by the HDI, and .800 or greater is an MDC (stable government, widespread access to education and healthcare, strong economies, etc.)

Which of the combinations is used in the Human Development index?

• Living standards measured by Real GNI per capita, Health measured by life expectancy at birth, Education measured by literacy rates

• Education measured by average years of schooling, Living standards measured by Real GDP per capita, Internet access measured by number of mobile phones per 100 people

• Living standards measured by Real GNI per capita, Education measured by number of years in school, Health measured by life expectancy at birth

• Education measured by number of teachers, Healh measured by number of doctors, Living standards measured by real GNI per capita

Argentina's education index is 0.808, Health index is 0.869 and living standards index is 0.807 whereas Croatia's education index is 0.798, Health index is 0.885 and living standards index is 0.843. Which country has the highest HDI in 2015?

• Not enough information

• Croatia because average index is higher

• Argentina because average index is higher

• Argentina because average index is lower

Answer explanation

This is an example of being an MDC and excelling in one indicator while they would not be considerd a MCD if we looked at only one indicator, that is blow .800.

Which of the following is an advantage of the Human Development Index measure?

• It is more reliable as it is not holistic

• Some countries are classed as having very low levels of development

• It takes into account the distribution of income

• It is easy to compare values between countries