2. UN Human Development Index
Standard of Living
1) Life expectancy
2) Literacy rates
3) Gross Domestic Product (income)
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4. Geographers use indicators to determine a
country’s living standard
literacy
Death rate
divorce
GDP
Life Expectancy
5. 1) Life Expectancy
Average Canadian life: late 70s, early 80s
Canadian women: Why are they living such long
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8. What is the relationship between literacy rates and fertility?
Country Total Fertility Rate Female Literacy Rate %
Afghanistan 6.8 14
Australia 1.9 99
Bolivia 4.8 71
Canada 1.7 99
Ecuador 3.7 84
Germany 1.5 99
Guatemala 5.4 47
India 4.0 34
Jamaica 2.8 99
Mexico 3.3 85
Rwanda 8.3 37
United Kingdom 1.8 99
9. What can you gather from this source?
What conclusions can you make?
10. 2) Literacy
Levels at which a group of people
is able to read and write effectively
Adult and youth literacy rates
# of kids to reach the 5th grade
Primary and secondary school enrolment
Math, science, engineering enrolment
Canada is a top performer
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13. 3) Gross Domestic Product (income)
Sum total of all goods and services
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3. Gross Domestic Product
The value of all final goods and services produced in
a nation
(Data comes from IMF and/or World Bank)
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GDP
Think in terms of consumption, investment, (government spending) imports/exports
GDP is usually measured separated in terms of Private and Public (gov’t) spending/wealth
Goods Services
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UN Human Development Index
0.950 and over 0.700 - 0.749 0.450 - 0.499
0.900 - 0.949 0.650 - 0.699 0.400 - 0.449
0.850 - 0.899 0.600 - 0.649 0.350 - 0.399
0.800 - 0.849 0.550 - 0.599 under 0.350
0.750 - 0.799 0.500 - 0.549 not available
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18. UN Human Development Index
LOW
THREE CATEGORIES: economic
LOW
technological
Low human development
MEDIUM
Medium human development economic
MEDIUM
technological
High human development
HIGH
economic
HIGH
technological
