Geo Theme 3

Question 1

GNP PER CAPITA

Answer 1

The value of a country’s final output of goods and services in a year, divided by it’s population

Question 2

Literacy rate

Answer 2

The percentage of people who are able to read and write
-more literacy rate= more skilled workers

Question 3

Life expectancy

Answer 3

The average amount of time a person is expected to live
- high life expectancy shows more developed healt system, better diets, improves water

Question 4

Human development index

Answer 4

A composite index that included life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators

Question 5

GDP

Answer 5

Gross domestic product, money made inside a country

Question 6

What is a composite index

Answer 6

A composite index is an index that accounts various indicators/ aspects of development in one variable

Question 7

Give a Reason of why using a composite index is better than using a single indicator of development

Answer 7

Using a composite index shows a Better average of many aspects of development and is more representative overview of a country’s development, and comparisons between countries