characteristics Flashcards

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high income

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$12476 or more

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Upper middle income countries

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$4036-$12475

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3
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lower middle income

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$1026 - $4035

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4
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low income

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$1025 or less

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5
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What is GNI

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Gross national income. This is the value of a countries total annual income, expressed in US dollars and divided by its population to indicate the average income of the counties citizens

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health status

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an individuals or a populations overall health taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount if disability and levels of disease risk factors

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burden of disease

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a measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. burden of disease is measured in DALY (disability adjusted life years)

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social health and wellbeing

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ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships wiht others and the ability to manage or adopt appropriately to different social situations

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mental health and wellbeing

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the current state of wellbeing relating to the mind and brain and it relates to the ability to think and process information,

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physical health and wellbeing

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relates to the functioning of the body and its systems, includes the physical capacity to perform everyday tasks

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spiritual health and wellbeing

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not material in nature, but relates to the ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds of conscious human beings

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emotional health and wellbeing

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relates to the ability to express emotions in a positive way

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13
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what characteristics affect high middle and low income countries

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economic characteristics
environmental characteristics
social characteristics

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14
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economic characteristics 
(high income)
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Trade: country has a wide industries such as mining processing
Poverty: high incomes, low levels of poverty
Debt: high

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economic characteristics 
(middle income)
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Trade: experiencing increasing trade opportunities and growing economies
Poverty: high levels of extreme poverty

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16
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economic characteristics
(low income)
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Trade: limits range of industries
Poverty: High levels of extreme poverty
Debt: low levels of debt

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environmental characteristics 
(high income)
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Infrastructure: well developed piped water, sewerage systems, electricity and telecommunication
Safe water and sanitation: available
Food security: access to high quality food
Adequate housing: access to high quality housing
Carbon monoxide emission: range of industries means there is a high CO2 emission per person

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Environmental characteristics (middle income)

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Infrastructure: in there process of building infrastructure and developing trading links around the world
safe water and sanitation: available
adequate housing: lack of access to adequate housing especially in urban slums
Carbon monoxide emission: susceptible to impacts of climate change

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environmental characteristics 
(low income)
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Infrastructure: lack of infrastructure, knowledge a sd production capabilities to produce a range of good and services to trade on a global scale. lack of access to piped water, sewerage etc
Safe water and sanitation: limited access in low income countries
Food security: lack of access to food security, sometimes as a result of lack of resilience after a natural disaster
Adequate housing; lack of access especially in urban slums
Carbon monoxide emission: susceptible to impacts of climate change

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social characteristics (high income)

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Gender equality: high levels, both males and females have opportunities and choices in education, employment, community participation and family planning
Birth rates: low birth rates
Education and employment: high rates
social security: government provides social security payments, sickness and disability payments
Healthcare system: access to healthcare regardless of the ability to pay
Access to technology: high levels of access to communication, internet and media technology
Legal system: strong, stable political system

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social characteristics (middle income)

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Gender equality: greater levels of gender inequality than low income countries with more females in paid employment
Birth rates: high birth rates
Education and Employment: greater education opportunities as governments contribute significant funds to education systems
Social security: no social security
Healthcare system: lack of access to healthcare
Access to technology: limited access
Legal systems: some countries have unstable governments and civil arrests

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Social characteristics 
(low income countries)
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Gender equality: females do not have the same opportunities as males. they have limited opportunities for education and spend there time collecting water, preparing meals and working fields
Birth rates: high birth rates (as there is limited access to contraception, carer choices, education, gender equality and culture)
Education and Employment: poor education system and families need to pay for children to attend school
Social security: no social security system
Healthcare system: lack of access to healthcare
Access to technology:limited access
Legal systems: many countries have unstable and civil unrest, leading to reduced human rights

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economic characteristics

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level of debt 
Income
Trade oppurtuniutes 
Poverty
Welfare support 
Industry
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environmental characteristics

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infrastructure 
access to clean water 
access to improved sanitation 
Access to food 
Agricultural productivity '
Energy use 
Resource use 
Emission
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social characteristics

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Social support 
Employment
Birth rates 
Education levels 
Healthcare system 
Access to technology 
Legal and political systems 
Living standards 
Social justice
26
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Economic characteristic

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level of debt
income 
trade opportunity 
poverty 
welfare support 
industry
27
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environmental characteristics

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infrastructure 
access to clean water 
access to impaired sanitation 
access to food
agricultural productivity 
energy and resource use 
emissions
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social characteristics

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social support 
employment 
birth rate 
education 
healthcare 
technology 
legal and political system 
social justices