Human Wellbeing

Question 1

What is wellbeing?

Answer 1

The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.

Question 2

What basic requirements do humans need?

Answer 2

Basic needs include food, water, shelter, and healthcare.

Question 3

How is standard of living measured?

Answer 3

Standard of living is measured using GDP, HDI, and the Global Happiness Index.

Question 4

What does FPQEK stand for?

Answer 4

Factors, Processes, Quantitive data, Examples, Key concepts

Question 5

What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

Answer 5

The total value of what a country produces (economic output), divided by its population.

Question 6

What does GDP show?

Answer 6

Average income and standard of living.

Question 7

Why do researchers look beyond GDP?

Answer 7

To understand people’s actual experiences and wellbeing.

Question 8

What does the Human Development Index (HDI) measure?

Answer 8

It measures and compares the development levels of countries based on health, education, and standard of living.

Question 9

What are the components of HDI?

Answer 9

Health, education, and standard of living.

Question 10

What is the Infant Mortality Rate?

Answer 10

Number of deaths of infants under 1 year old per 1,000 live births per year.

Question 11

What does the Literacy Rate represent?

Answer 11

Percentage of people within a population who can read and write at a specified age or level of education.

Question 12

What is the Poverty Rate?

Answer 12

Ratio of the number of people whose income falls below the poverty line.

Question 13

What does the Gender Inequality Index (GII) assess?

Answer 13

Gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and economic activity.

Question 14

What does the Employment Rate indicate?

Answer 14

Percentage of the working-age population that is employed.

Question 15

What does the World Happiness Report rank?

Answer 15

Ranks countries based on citizens’ happiness and subjective wellbeing.

Question 16

What factors does the World Happiness Report consider?

Answer 16

• GDP
• Social support
• Life expectancy
• Personal freedom
• Generosity
• Corruption

Question 17

What is spatial variation?

Answer 17

A difference or variation (e.g. life expectancy) over an area of the earth’s surface.

Question 18

Provide an example of spatial variation.

Answer 18

Australia has a higher life expectancy than the USA.

Question 19

What does spatial distribution in HDI data indicate?

Answer 19

It shows overall countries that score lower and higher, and the reasons for these scores.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: Employment Rate reflects _______.

Answer 20

[the availability of job opportunities within an economy]

Question 21

What does LEDC stand for?

Answer 21

Less Economically Developed Country

LEDCs typically have lower levels of industrialization and income.

Question 22

What does MEDC stand for?

Answer 22

More Economically Developed Country

MEDCs have high levels of urbanization, technology, and overall economic advancement.

Question 23

Define developing country.

Answer 23

A country typically reliant on agriculture with low to medium standard of living for the majority of the population

Example: Bangladesh.

Question 24

Define least developed country.

Answer 24

A country where a large proportion of the population lives in poverty with low levels of all key indicators of human wellbeing

Example: South Sudan.

Question 25

What is a choropleth map?

Answer 25

A thematic map that uses colour to show how a variable is distributed across a geographic area.

Question 26

What does correlation describe?

Answer 26

The relationship between two or more factors, which can be strong or weak, positive or negative.

Question 27

How does gender parity in education correlate with the percentage of women in government?

Answer 27

There is no consistent correlation; countries with gender parity in education do not always have high percentages of women in government.

Question 28

What is the average life expectancy in low-income countries?

Answer 28

Approximately 58 years.

Question 29

What is the average life expectancy in high-income countries?

Answer 29

Approximately 80 years.

Question 30

What is GDP?

Answer 30

The total market value of all goods and services produced within a country.

Question 31

What is GNI?

Answer 31

The total income received by a country from its residents and businesses, regardless of location.

Question 32

What is the difference between GDP and GDP per capita?

Answer 32

GDP is the total economic output, while GDP per capita provides a clearer indication of personal wealth.

Question 33

What are the SHEEP factors that contribute to the disparity of wellbeing?

Answer 33

Social, Historical, Environmental, Economic, Political.

Question 34

What is the primary focus for analyzing wellbeing data sets?

Answer 34

Comparing and contrasting different data sets using appropriate terminology.

Question 35

What does a strong positive correlation between health and wealth indicate?

Answer 35

Higher wealth typically leads to better health outcomes, such as lower child mortality rates and higher life expectancy.

Question 36

Fill in the blank: A choropleth map represents __________ variation.

Answer 36

spatial

Question 37

Fill in the blank: In countries with gender parity in education, the percentage of women in parliament can range between ________ and ________.

Answer 37

10%, 40%

Question 38

True or False: Health indicators, such as child mortality rates, show a negative correlation with wealth.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

What should be included in a comparison of human wellbeing between two countries?

Answer 39

Health, Wealth, Education.