Geography- Development
How to measure development:
10/11/2013
1. PowerPoint:
Economic: GDP, GNP/GDP per head capita, real GDP, GNI
Social measures: Life expectancy, birth rate, adult literacy, and infant mortality, HDI. Happy Planet Index is an index of human well-being and environmental that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in July 2006
2. Read: HDI p.28-29
a) List the 3 components of the HDI
Life expectancy, adult literacy rate and standard of living (income adjusted to local cost of living) are the three components of the HDI.
b) Explain why the HDI is a preferred method of measuring development by many organizations such as the UN.
It is more reliable than single indicators such as GNI per head. HDI can highlight successes of some countries. High levels of human development can be achieved without high incomes and high incomes do not guarantee high levels of human development. Economic, social and health are all counted.
c) Describe the rates of HDI ratings present in figure 2.1
The rate of HDI present in figure 2.1 shows that MEDCs have a high rate whereas developing countries and LEDCs are lower.
3. Read Planet Geo p.63-65
4. LEDCs are Less Economically developed countries. A very high population is involved in agriculture, underemployment, little income per person, exports, housing, levels of technology are too low
5. A very high population is involved in agriculture (no machines, no technology, no education, skilled in just that field, underemployment, little income per person, exports, housing, levels of technology are too low.
6. Read Article: Diet of mud and despair in Indian village
7. Read Article: US Obesity problem
8. What are the issues faced by the US and India regarding caloric intake. Why is it that 2 countries can be facing such different issues when it comes to something as fundamental as food?
People need to eat, they are too poor, and undernourished that they cant even work to get the money
10/11/2013
1. PowerPoint:
Economic: GDP, GNP/GDP per head capita, real GDP, GNI
Social measures: Life expectancy, birth rate, adult literacy, and infant mortality, HDI. Happy Planet Index is an index of human well-being and environmental that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in July 2006
2. Read: HDI p.28-29
a) List the 3 components of the HDI
Life expectancy, adult literacy rate and standard of living (income adjusted to local cost of living) are the three components of the HDI.
b) Explain why the HDI is a preferred method of measuring development by many organizations such as the UN.
It is more reliable than single indicators such as GNI per head. HDI can highlight successes of some countries. High levels of human development can be achieved without high incomes and high incomes do not guarantee high levels of human development. Economic, social and health are all counted.
c) Describe the rates of HDI ratings present in figure 2.1
The rate of HDI present in figure 2.1 shows that MEDCs have a high rate whereas developing countries and LEDCs are lower.
3. Read Planet Geo p.63-65
4. LEDCs are Less Economically developed countries. A very high population is involved in agriculture, underemployment, little income per person, exports, housing, levels of technology are too low
5. A very high population is involved in agriculture (no machines, no technology, no education, skilled in just that field, underemployment, little income per person, exports, housing, levels of technology are too low.
6. Read Article: Diet of mud and despair in Indian village
7. Read Article: US Obesity problem
8. What are the issues faced by the US and India regarding caloric intake. Why is it that 2 countries can be facing such different issues when it comes to something as fundamental as food?
People need to eat, they are too poor, and undernourished that they cant even work to get the money