Measurements+of+development

What does it mean to be a developed nation? Go to the hdr.undp.org/en/statistics. Each year since 1990 the Human Development Report has published the human development index (HDI) which looks beyond how much a country has to a broader definition of well-being. The HDI provides a composite measure of three areas of human development: living a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and enrolment in school) having a decent standard of living (measured by how much your income can buy). The index is not a comprehensive measure of human development. It does not, for example, include important indicators such as gender or income inequality nor more difficult to measure concepts like respect for human rights and political freedoms. 1. On a blank map of the world plot the top 10 countries for HDI in one colour. 2. Plot the top 10 least developed countries on the map in another colour. 3. Write one sentence on what do you learn about where the 10 least developed countries are. Most of the 10 least developed countries are in Africa. 4. How many countries are total on the HDI? There is 182 countries in the HDI. 5. What number is Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia’s number in the HDI list is 59. Now click on “getting and using tools” under the title “Human development statistical tools” Click on “human development world maps” Select the “human development index” Click on the map for 1980 and then click on it for 2007. 6. Write a few sentences on what changes you can see from 1980. On 1980’s the most developed countries were located just in North America, Europe and Australia. But on 2007, globalization spread out over the world so it helped to develop countries in Asia and Africa. So it got bigger. ** **7. Go to [|www.google.com] and put into the search engine “What is GDP and why it is important?” What does GDP stand for?** ** GDP stands for a Gross Domestic Product. 8. How is it measured? It is the sum of all the economic goods __and services produced by a country__ 9. Why is it important to know? It is important for a country over all because it tells about the present economic status of a country in world. **
 * __Reading Maps and using statistics in understanding globalization__ ** **

**__Homework Task set 3 No__** **v Go to** [|**http://gross-national-product.suite101.com/article.cfm/richest_countries_by_gdp_and_the_poorest_country**] 11. What differences and similarities can you see of the countries in this list compared to the list from 2007 I put up on the whiteboard in my classroom? - U.S.A and Japan stayed at the same position they were in 2007 and 2009. - Germany on 2007 was in the 3rd place, and in 2009 it took the 4th place. - China on 2007 was in the 4th place, and in 2009 it took the 3rd place. -U.K. on 2007 was in the 5th place, and in 2009 it took the 6th place. -France on 2007 was in the 6th place, and in 2009 it took the 5th place. -Italy kept it same place on 2007 and 2009. -Spain on 2007 was in the 8th place, and in 2009 it took the 9th place. -Canada on 2007 was in the 9th place, and in 2009 it took the 20th place. -Brazil on 2007 was in the 10th place,and in 2009 it became out of the top 10. -Russia in 2007 wasn't in the top 10 GDP list, and in 2009 it became number 8 from the list. So what does this tell us about the changes taking place? 12. Can you think why in 2009 other countries have come on the list? I think because of globalization and how fast it spreads through the world in the past 2 years. 13. Go back to the HDI index of top ten countries, what differences and similarities of countries can you find on that list compared to the 2009 GDP list? Canada, Japan, and France are the only countries who are listed as a HDI and GDP country. The rest of the countries that are listed in the top 10 HDI list are not listed in the top 10 GDP list. 14. Go to** [|**http://www.g20.org/about_what_is_g20.aspx**]**. This gives you information about the G20. What is the G20? The Group of Twenty (G-20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was established in 1999 to bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy. ** (try and write in your own words) - It provides opportunities for dialogue on national policies, international co-operation, and international financial institutions. - It tries to help supporting growth and development across the globe. (write in own words) 16. Can you see any link between who is in the G20 and who is in the top 10 countries with GDP? All the countries that are listed as a top 10 GDP country is also listed in the G-20 countries list. **
 * Scroll down to World's Top Ten Richest Countries by GDP in 2009
 * 15. Read under the title "Mandate" what the G20 do. List 2 things it tries to do.