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Development
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Development is improving peoples' lives, or the country as a whole, by enlarging the economy, improving the society, etc.
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What isimproving peoples' lives, or the country as a whole, by enlarging the economy, improving the society, etc. known as?
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Development
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Give examples of a development measure/indicator
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Gross Domestic Product per capita
Purchasing Power Partiary |
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GDP
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Gross Domestic Product
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What does "per capita" mean?
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Per person
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PPP
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Purchasing Power Partiary
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LEDC
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Less Economically Developed Country
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MEDC
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More Economically Developed Country
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HDI
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Human Development Index
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How do you measure Birth Rate?
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The number of babies born per 1000 people per year
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How do you measure Human Development Index?
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An index based on three variables: life expectancy at birth, level of education, including both literacy rate and years spent in school, and GNP per capita
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How do you measure Gross Domestic Product per capita? |
The total value of goods and services produced within a country including income received from and payments made to other countries |
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How do you measure Life Expectancy?
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The average number of years a person can expect to live
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How do you measure Literacy Rate?
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The percentage of the adult population that can read and write
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How do you measure Death Rate?
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The number of deaths per 1000 people per year
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How do you measure Gross National Income?
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The total value of all goods and services produced by a nation in a particular year
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GNI
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Gross National Income
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How do you measure the Physical Quality of LIfe Index?
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The average of three social indicators: literacy rate, life expectancy, and infant mortality
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PQLI
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Physical Quality of LIfe Index
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What is the average of three social indicators: literacy rate, life expectancy, and infant mortality called?
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PQLI
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How do you measure Gross National Product? |
The total value of goods and services produced within a country including income received from and payments made to other countries |
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What is the total value of goods and services produced by a country divided by its total population called? |
Gross Domestic Product per capita |
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What is the number of babies born per 1000 people per year called?
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Birth Rate
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What is the total value of all goods and services produced by a nation in a particular year called?
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Gross National Income
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What is the number of deaths per 1000 people per year called?
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Death Rate
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What is the total value of all goods and services produced within a country including income received from and payments made to other countries called?
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Gross Domestic Product
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What is the average number of years a person can expect to live called?
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Life Expectancy
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What is the percentage of the adult population that can read and write called?
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Literacy Rate
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What is the index based on three variables: life expectancy at birth, level of education, including both literacy rate and years spent in school, and GNP per capita called?
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Human Development Index
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