Economics Foundation in July 2006 2. Read: HDI p.28-29 a) List the 3 components of the HDI Life expectancy‚ adult literacy rate and standard of living (income adjusted to local cost of living) are the three components of the HDI. b) Explain why the HDI is a preferred method of measuring development by many organizations such as the UN. It is more reliable than single indicators such as GNI per head. HDI can highlight successes of some countries. High levels of human development can be achieved
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Why should the Western Countries begin to fear Joseph Stalin’s actions within the year 1945? Looking within the Cold War‚ many people believe and wonder over the origins and the causes of the Cold War and the actions of which preceded it and caused such anger between Truman‚ Churchill and Stalin. It was established before the date of where the Cold War had first started‚ that there was growing conflict between the world leaders of Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of Great Britain} Harry S Truman
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Unit 1 Vocabulary Valerie Kinnison Geography: study of people their environments‚ and their resources. The geography of the country affects many people. Location: position of a place on the earth’s surface Location of a city can affect what type of people lives there. Latitude: distance north or south of the equator The low latitude areas receive more sunlight. Longitude: distance east or west of the prime meridian Longitude lines run perpendicular to the latitude lines. Export: goods
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Family Matters Families are an important part of society. They not only teach us how to have close interpersonal relationships‚ but they perpetuate our genealogy‚ and help to give value to our self-worth and existence. As depicted in the Disney film “The Lion King”‚ the circle of life allows us as families to learn and grow relationships‚ and pass the knowledge we learned of the past and the present‚ to our future family generations‚ and to carry on our family name. Many would consider this the
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There is much more dark matter than normal (visible) matter in the universe. According to (this source) roughly 68% of the universe is dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 27%‚ while everything else in the universe (physical matter like the atoms that make up planets and stars) makes up less than 5% of the universe. According to (this source) the universe is actually 96% of dark matter and dark energy. With 73% being dark energy and 23% being dark matter but the implications of this much
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Geography Geography and climate have always had very potent effects on culture. Geography‚ or the study of relationships between people and locations on Earth‚ very often shapes the way people live and interact with each other. Climate‚ or the prevailing weather patterns over time of a region‚ also has drastic effects on society and cultures‚ and these statements are especially true in the South East Asian nation of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelago‚ or chain of
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of the world’s population consider a number of factors which include urbanisation‚ population of the developing and developed countries. Also how fast or slow the population increases over a specific period of time‚ and where the distribution is and why. Population of developing countries and regions like Africa have the greatest proportional increase‚ 41 per cent of their population is under 15 years old. The life expectancy of those living in the developing countries is very low as to the little
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Bright lights‚ colorful signs‚ and delicious smells‚ all are things that may be found in an ethnic neighborhood. An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood‚ where the majority‚ if not all the population is of the same belief‚ and follows the same religion. One of the most well-known neighborhoods in Chicago is Chinatown. Chinatown has many cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture. China town
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Examine the geopolitical and environmental impacts of oil production in the Bahamas. (15) Recently‚ there has been a plan to drill oil in the Bahamas. This oil drilling will take place somewhere in the Southern Bahamas‚ closer to Cuba. However‚ there needs to be a referendum to see if the Bahamian public agrees with the thought of drilling oil. Before this referendum can happen‚ the government has allowed ‘exploratory’ drilling to see if there is actually oil in the Bahamas worth making a referendum
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The Philippines is considered a disaster hotspot‚ susceptible to volcanoes‚ earthquakes‚ typhoons‚ tsunamis and floods. The Philippines in very vulnerable to hazards as poverty and human development is so variable; in outlying areas and small islands. Increasing urbanisation can add to earthquake and typhoon vulnerability. Physical factors have also affected the vulnerability of The Philippines‚ such as slopes‚ increase land degradation and deforestation have increased susceptibility to secondary
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