Key Idea Two Definitions

Question 1

Human Development

Answer 1

Creating an environment in which people can develop to their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accord with their needs and interests. It is about expanding people’s choices and enhancing capabilities (the range of things people can be and do), having access to knowledge, health and a decent standard of living, and participating in the life of their community and decisions affecting their lives

Question 2

Sustainability

Answer 2

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 3

Human Development Index

Answer 3

A summary composite index, a single statistic from 0 to 1 (with 0 being least developed and 1 being most) which can be used as a reference for both social and economic development that measures a country’s average achievement in three basic areas of human development, health, knowledge and a decent standard of living

Question 4

Sustainable Human Development

Answer 4

The capacity for current generations to achieve their full potential and lead productive, creative lives in accordance with their needs and interests, without comprising the abilities of future generations to do the same

Question 5

Measures of the Human Development Index

Answer 5

Health is measured by life expectancy at birth
Knowledge and education are measured by a combination of mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling
Standard of living is measured in the form of Gross National Income (GNI) per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) in US dollars

Question 6

Millennium Development Goals

Answer 6

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/Aids, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development