Human Geography Development

What is the Human Development Index?

• The health of an individual.

• A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

• The country a person lives in,

• The number of preventable diseases in a country.

model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich nations

• World Systems Theory

• Modernization Model

• Organic Theory

• Dependency Theory

How would you describe a More Developed Country?

• Low-income countries characterized by little industry

• A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations

• A country that has started to industrialize

How would you describe a newly industrialized country?

• A country characterized by large industrial and service sectors with high levels of gross national product

• A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity

• A country that is characterized by agriculture and they barter instead of use money

How would you describe a Less Developed Country?

• A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing

• Also known as a developing country, a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development.

• A country characterized by high income per person

What are the 3 statistics that create HDI (Human Development Index)?

• GDP per capita

• Literacy rate

• Life expectancy

• all of the above

outsourcing

• or value of goods or services produced by one person by a company in another country.

• or value of goods or services produced by one mom by a company in another country.

• or value of goods or services produced by one country by a company in another country.

• or value of goods or services produced by one teenager by a company in another country.

What is the primary focus of human geography?

• A) The study of physical landscapes and natural environments

• B) The study of human societies and their relationships with the environment

• C) The study of animal habitats and ecosystems

• D) The study of celestial bodies and space exploration

Which of the following is a key concept in human geography development?

• A) Plate tectonics

• B) Urbanization

• C) Photosynthesis

• D) Quantum mechanics

What does the term 'cultural landscape' refer to in human geography?

• A) The physical features of a region

• B) The natural resources found in an area

• C) The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape

• D) The climate patterns of a region