Geography: Wellbeing Week Test: 2015 Flashcards
Social
Measure demographic, social & health indicators eg: pop growth, literacy & LE
Political
Measure effective governance & opportunity to live & work in safety eg: defence, expenditure & female parliamentarians
Economical
Measure income & employment to help quantify living standards eg: GNI
Environmental
Asses natural & man-made environmental resources eg: access to water & Co2 emissions
Technological
Level of tech, eg: through mechanism access to electricity, access to Internet
Human development Index
Measures the standard of living & welling by measure LE, edu, literacy & income
Explain why a measure of wellbeing
why LE measure of wellbeing
> access to health care, make good lifestyle choices eg: eating well & exercising
- med services, vaccinations, antibiotics
- safe from conflict
Why education is wellness indicator
- make > educated food , lifestyle choices
- likely gain high paying jobs , have freedom in choosing jobs
- access > health services > live longer
- delay marriages & sexual ac. - risk transmitting diseases