human development

Question 1

what does gdp stand for

Answer 1

gross domestic product

Question 2

what is gdp

Answer 2

total value of goods and services produced in a country within a year

Question 3

what is gdp per capita

Answer 3

total value of goods and services produced in a country within a year divided by the number of people

Question 4

what does hdi stand for

Answer 4

human development index

Question 5

what is hdi

Answer 5

a set of measures in a country which is measured every year

Question 6

what are the measures in hdi

Answer 6

life expectancy at birth
mean years of schooling for adults aged 25
expected years of schooling for children of school-entering age
gross national income

Question 7

what does ppp stand for

Answer 7

purchasing power parity

Question 8

what is ppp

Answer 8

the way in which the cost of living can vary between countries

Question 9

what does gni stand for

Answer 9

gross national income

Question 10

how does infant mortality rate vary between countries

Answer 10

the less developed countries have a higher infant mortality rate

Question 11

what is infant mortality

Answer 11

how many infants die out of one thousand

Question 12

what is total fertility rate

Answer 12

how many children a single women has in her lifetime

Question 13

what is life expectancy

Answer 13

how many years you are expected to live

Question 14

how does total fertility rate vary between countries

Answer 14

the less developed countries have more children

Question 15

how does life expectancy vary between countries

Answer 15

the less developed countries have less expected years of living

Question 16

reasons for inequality between countries

Answer 16

access to housing
health care
employment 
technology 
food and water security

Question 17

why would access to housing affect inequalities

Answer 17

people on low incomes have very limited access to adequate housing