The HDI: Measuring Development AP Human Geography Industrialization and Economic Development

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Human Development Index (HDI) HDI considers development to be a function of 3 things: (1.) Decent standard of living (2.) Long and healthy life (3.) Access to knowledge Each country receives a total score between 0 and 1 and is grouped in one of four classes: (1.) Very high (2.) High (3.) Medium (4.) Low How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you.

Darkest Blue = Very high 3rd Darkest = Medium 2nd Darkest = High 4th Darkest = Low

HDI Ranks, 2013

Decent Standard of Living (1.) Income Gross National Income (GNI) Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (2.) Economic Structure Primary, Secondary, Tertiary (3.) Productivity Value added (4.) Consumer goods Transportation and communication No single indicator can perfectly measure the level of a country’s development. Few may be starving in a developing country with a GNI p/c of $4000; not everyone is wealthy in a developed country with a GNI p/c of $40,000. If only a few people receive much of the GNI, then the S.O.L. for the majority may be lower than the average figure implies. How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you.

Long and Healthy Life Life Expectancy Health Infant Mortality Rate Public assistance for poor, sick, elderly, disabled, orphaned, veterans, unemployed, single parents. etc. Infant Mortality Rate How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you.

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2011

Access to Knowledge (2.) Quality of school (1.) Quantity of school Global Mean for a 25 year old (today): 11 years vs. 6 years Expected Years for a 5 year old (today) is 16 vs. 11 (2.) Quality of school Pupil/Teacher Ratio (3.) Literacy Rate How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you.

Variations Within Regions Middle East Oil rich countries like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Kuwait have used wealth to finance development Oil-less countries like Syria, Jordan, and Egypt have limited development possibilities Lesson descriptions should be brief.

Variations Within Countries China Wealth is highest along the east coast and lowest in the mountain and desert environments of the interior Mexico Wealth is relatively high in the region bordering the U.S. and the touristy Yucatan Peninsula Lesson descriptions should be brief.

Using the same 3 countries, research: Economy GDP (PPP) per capita % Labor in Tertiary and Quaternary Sectors Communication Internet hosts Telephones (main lines AND mobile) People and Society (1.) Life Expectancy (2.) School Life Expectancy (3.) Total Literacy Rate (4.) Physician Density How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you.