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Human wellbeing

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is:

a)

A. Identify and address emerging and long term challenges.

b)

B. Analyses and give recommendations.

c)

C. Promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

d)

D. Improve teaching practice.

2.

What does 'HDI' stand for?

a)

Happiness Index

b)

Human Development Indicator

c)

Human Development Index

3.

What does GDP stand for?

a)

Gross Domestic Policy

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Gender Difference Policy

4.

What is a literacy rate?

a)

percentage of the population that can read and write

b)

percentage of the population that can speak English

c)

percentage of the population that can read well

5.

Define 'wellbeing.'

a)

the ability to access school and hospital

b)

having lots of money and resources

c)

the ability to access ALL things humans need in order to live happy and healthy lives

d)

feeling positive

6.

What type of indicator is measuring income?

a)

Political

b)

Environmental

c)

Social

d)

Economic

7.

Countries with a high GDP always have high levels of wellbeing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Someone with a high standard of living would usually also have a high level of wellbeing

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Which places usually have higher levels of wellbeing and living standards?

a)

Developed countries

b)

Less developed countries

10.

Why is GDP not always the best indicator of wellbeing?

a)

It is not reliable

b)

It doesn't account for all aspects of wellbeing

c)

It is biased to rich people

11.
What is a developed country?
a)
A country with a well-developed economy and relatively high standard of living 
b)
A country with an undeveloped economy and relatively high standard of living 
c)
A country with a relatively fragile economy and low standard of living 
12.
SDG stands for
a)
Sustainable Development Goals
b)
Secondary Development Goals
c)
Sustainable Demographic Goals
13.
high birth rate, high infant mortality & a low literacy rate is associated with a 
a)
developed country
b)
developing country
14.

Which is NOT a feature of a More Developed Country

a)

High income

b)

High level of industrialisation

c)

Economy based on unstable sectors, like agriculture

d)

Developed infrastructure

15.

Many people around the world struggle simply to find enough food to eat or enough water to drink every day.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

What does the OECD better life index measure?

a)

It is holistic and measures many variables; some include housing, income, jobs and health.

b)

It just measures happiness

c)

It measures GDP and health

d)

It measures health, education and living standards

17.

The average number of years that a person can expect to live is known as:

a)

average life

b)

life chane

c)

death watch

d)

life expectancy

18.

What is the level of wellbeing for Australia?

a)

low

b)

medium

c)

high

d)

very high

19.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of wellbeing?

a)

Income

b)

Housing

c)

Health

d)

Height

20.

Define 'absolute poverty'

a)

It is extreme poverty - with a severe lack of basic human needs

b)

Lacking food

c)

People lacking minimum income needed to achieve average standard of living

d)

When you are broke

21.

What are the current goals of the UN called?

a)

Millennium development goals

b)

No poverty

c)

Develop a global partnership for development

d)

Sustainable development goals

22.

There are multiple ways to measure wellbeing.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Miss Straw's new puppy is named

(a)