Thursday, April 2, 2009

Blog Post #7...

HDI for 1200 Alex...

What variables are used to calculate HDI?
- HDI stands for the human development index, it is a summary composite index that measures a country's average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: health, knowledge and a decent standard of living.  

What is the geographic pattern of HDI in the world?
- MDCs are higher on the list with LDCs towards the bottom.  Countries with a higher HDI are wealthier and more powerful countries in the World.  

Why do you think Sub-Saharan Africa is ranked so low in HDI?
- ...This would be because of lower life expectancy, lower standard of living and because of lack of education.

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