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STANDARD OF LIVING What is standard of living? How is a nation’s standard of living measured? What is the difference between living in a country with a high standard of living versus living in a country with a low standard of living?

What is standard of living? Is a measurement of the population of a nation’s quality of life

HOW IS A NATION’S STANDARD OF LIVING MEASURED?

A COUNTRY’S LITERACY RATE---the percentage of men and women over the age of 15 that can read and write THE HIGHER THE LITERACY RATE THE HIGHER THE STANDARD OF LIVING.

Which nation has a higher standard of living….South Africa or Egypt?

Low Literacy Rates = Lower Paying Non-Skilled Jobs and higher unemployment

Higher Literacy Rates = Higher Paying Skilled Jobs

A COUNTRY’S GDP OR GDP PER CAPITA---the total value of all a nation’s goods and services THE HIGHER A COUNTRY’S GDP OR GDP PER CAPITA THE HIGHER THE STANDARD OF LIVING.

WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF LIVING? THE LOWEST?

WHAT PARTS OF AFRICA HAVE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF LIVING? THE LOWEST?

Does the standard of living appear to be high (good) or low (bad) in the following slides? Which slides appear to feature places with a high literacy rate? A low literacy rate?

WHICH SET OF PEOPLE HAVE THE HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING? AFTER VIEWING THE NEXT SLIDE, DECIDE WHICH SET OF PEOPLE HAVE THE HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING?

TRUE OR FALSE: A COUNTRY’S LITERACY RATE HAS NO EFFECT ON ITS STANDARD OF LIVING.

TRUE OR FALSE: ALL AFRICAN PEOPLE HAVE A LOW STANDARD OF LIVING.