2.1 Measuring Development

• Social development focuses on economic growth and prosperity.

  False
• What does the Human Development Index (HDI) measure?

  Quality of life
• Environmental development aims to maintain the health and balance of the natural environment.


  True
• Environmental development measures economic growth and prosperity.

  False
• What is the main goal of environmental development?

  Health of the environment
• Economic development is the process of economic growth and improved living standards
• Arrange the social indicators in order of their importance in measuring social development:

  1️⃣ Literacy rate

  2️⃣ Life expectancy

  3️⃣ Infant mortality rate
• Environmental development involves sustainability, conservation, and environmental protection
• One aspect of environmental development is ensuring that development meets the needs of the present without compromising future generations
• Arrange the three aspects of environmental development in a logical order:

  1️⃣ Sustainability

  2️⃣ Conservation

  3️⃣ Environmental Protection
• Economic indicators are used to measure the performance and health of a country’s economy
• What are social indicators used to measure?

  Well-being and quality of life
• Match the social indicator with its purpose:

  Literacy rate ↔️ Measures educational attainment

  Life expectancy ↔️ Indicates overall health

  Infant mortality rate ↔️ Reflects maternal and child health
• What does renewable energy use indicate about a country?

  Shift towards sustainable energy
• What does a higher HDI value indicate?

  Higher level of human development
• What is economic growth in the context of economic development?

  Increasing production of goods
• What are the three key aspects of environmental development?

  Sustainability, conservation, protection
• What does GNP indicate about a country?

  Overall economic strength
• Match the economic indicator with its purpose:

  GDP per capita ↔️ Measures the average economic output per person

  GNP ↔️ Indicates the overall economic strength of a nation's citizens

  Income distribution ↔️ Shows inequality within a country
• What does life expectancy indicate about a country?

  Overall health and access to healthcare
• What is the purpose of CO2 emissions as an environmental indicator?

  Measures contribution to climate change
• Match the indicator type with its key elements:

  Economic ↔️ GDP per capita, income distribution

  Social ↔️ Literacy rate, life expectancy

  Environmental ↔️ CO2 emissions, renewable energy use
• The HDI ranges from 0 to 1.
• What does the health component of the HDI measure?

  Life expectancy at birth
• What do economic, social, and environmental indicators collectively provide?

  Comprehensive understanding of development
• Development indicators provide quantifiable measures to track progress.
• Match the economic indicator with its definition:

  GDP per capita ↔️ Economic output per person

  GNP ↔️ Economic strength of citizens

  Income distribution ↔️ Inequality within a country
• Social development measures qualitative aspects of life for individuals and communities.


  True
• What is the primary focus of social development?

  Well-being and quality of life
• What is the primary goal of environmental development compared to economic and social development?

  Health and balance of nature
• Economic indicators help evaluate the level of economic development and prosperity within a nation.


  True
• CO2 emissions measure a country's contribution to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.

  True
• Arrange the three dimensions of the HDI in their corresponding indicators:

  1️⃣ Health: Life expectancy at birth

  2️⃣ Education: Mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling

  3️⃣ Standard of Living: GNI per capita
• Economic development involves economic growth and improved living standards
• Match the aspect with its focus:

  Economic Development ↔️ Economic growth and prosperity

  Social Development ↔️ Well-being and quality of life
• What does GDP per capita measure?

  Average economic output per person
• Economic indicators are used to measure a country's economic performance and health.


  True
• What does literacy rate measure?

  Educational attainment
• Social indicators provide insights into a country's development beyond economic measures.


  True
• Access to clean water reflects efforts to provide essential resources.