KS3 Development Measures and Indicators

What does development mean?

• Process of growth, progress, or improvement
• Process of destruction, annihilation, or ruin
• Process of staying the same, not changing
• Process of decline, regression, or deterioration

Which of the following is a development indicator?

• Population growth rate

• Number of political parties

• Gross National Income per capita

• Number of natural resources

What does GNI per capita measure?

• The total value of goods and services produced in a country

• The average income within a country

• The level of education within a country

• The life expectancy of people in a country

Match the following term to what it measures

• Number of births per 1000 per year

• Death Rate

• How long you live for

• Birth Rate

• Number of deaths per 1000/per year

• Life Expectancy

• • % of people that can read or write

• Literacy Rate

• Amount of money/number of people

• GNI

What does the Human Development Index (HDI) measure?

• Health, wealth, and education

• Gender pay gap and literacy rates

• Political stability and economic growth

• Environmental sustainability and resource management

What is the range of HDI values?

• 0 to 10

• 0 to 100

• 0 to 1

• 0 to 1000

What does literacy rate indicate?

• The level of education within a country

• The average income within a country

• The life expectancy of people in a country

• The political stability of a country

What is the main limitation of GNI per capita as a development indicator?

• It does not consider health and education

• It does not consider environmental issues

• It does not consider inequality

• It does not consider political stability

What is the main limitation of HDI as a development indicator?

• It does not consider health and education

• It does not consider environmental issues

• It does not consider inequality

• It does not consider political stability

What does literacy rate not tell us about?

• The level of education within a country

• The average income within a country

• The health of people in a country

• The wealth of people in a country