INTRO TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Human Development Index (HDI) Ranking of country overall quality of life in 3 categories More Developed Country (MDC), Highly Developed, and/or Developed Developing or Middle Development Lesser Developed Country (LDC) or Underdeveloped

MDC (More Developed Countries) Literacy Rates – Percent of population that can read and write Infant Mortality Rate – Percent of population that dies before they are 1 Gross Domestic Product – Country’s total value of trade and business Per Capita Income – Average per person income in a country Life Expectancy – Average age people in within a country HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH HIGH

Examples of MDC GOD Bless the USA!

G – 20 COUNTRIES

LDC (Lesser Developed Countries) Literacy Rates Infant Mortality Rate Gross Domestic Product Per Capita Income Life Expectancy LOW HIGH LOW LOW LOW Examples of LDC

Haiti Per Capita Income - $726 a year per family Literacy Rate – 51% Compare to USA $49,900 99% 81 Years of age Per Capita Income - $726 a year per family Literacy Rate – 51% Life Expectancy – 61 Years

Examples of Developing or Middle Development Countries

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) GIS - a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data. Geographers use GIS to study past and present events to make future predictions Businesses use GIS for choosing the best locations to open new stores and buildings

Population Pyramids Show the total population broken down by age groups and gender

Cartogram Graphics that change maps actual size into the functional size of the information it is displaying AIDS Around the World