AP Human Geography Flashcards: Measures of Development
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What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite metric that combines social, demographic, and economic factors to measure development.
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What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite metric that combines social, demographic, and economic factors to measure development.
What three specific types of indicators are combined to create the Human Development Index (HDI)?
The HDI combines economic indicators (like GNI), social indicators (like schooling), and demographic indicators (like life expectancy).
Why is the Human Development Index (HDI) considered a 'composite' metric?
It is considered a composite metric because it combines multiple, distinct factors (economic, social, and demographic) into a single, comprehensive measure.
If a country has a high GNI per capita but a low life expectancy, which two development characteristics are being contrasted?
This contrasts a high economic characteristic (GNI per capita) with a low demographic characteristic (life expectancy).
What are two examples of economic characteristics used to measure development?
Two economic characteristics used to measure development are Gross National Income (GNI) per capita and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita.
What is a key demographic characteristic used in measuring development?
A key demographic characteristic used to measure development is life expectancy.
Define Gross National Income (GNI) per capita in the context of development measures.
Gross National Income (GNI) per capita is an economic characteristic used as an indicator to measure a country's development.
A geographer is studying a country's average years of schooling and its literacy rate. What specific aspect of development are they analyzing?
They are analyzing the social characteristic of development, specifically focusing on access to knowledge.
Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita as a measure of development.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is an economic characteristic used to help measure a country's level of development.
What are the three main categories of characteristics used to measure development?
Development is measured using social, demographic, and economic characteristics.
How is the social characteristic 'access to knowledge' measured?
Access to knowledge is measured using indicators such as literacy rates and the average number of years of schooling.