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European Culture Standard SS6G11: The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe. C.Explain how literacy rate affects the standard of living in Europe.

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Standard of Living …. how rich or poor a country is.

Literacy Rate … is the percentage of people who can read and write in a country over the age of 15. (The U.S. currently has a literacy rate of 97.9%).

Most of Europe has a literacy rate of ??

How does a high literacy rate affect the standard of living? People are able to get a job. People are able to keep a job. People can be a productive part of society. The country’s GDP goes up. The economy is good.

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How does a low literacy rate affect the standard of living? Read information on a medicine bottle Fill out a tax form Read a map Fill out a bank deposit slip Citizens cannot…

Fill out forms at a hospital Understand their auto insurance Calculate a distance. People without basic skills affect the country’s economy in a negative way.

People are not able to get a job. People are not able to keep a job. People cannot be a productive part of society. The country’s GDP goes ??. The economy is ??.

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Life Expectancy Life Expectancy is the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year. (The U.S. has a life expectancy of 80.5 years.)

Life Expectancy For males in the world:

Life Expectancy Females in the world:

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IN SUMMARY low GDP low literacy rate +low life expectancy low standard of living (poor, developing countries have fewer people who can read and write, will live less years on average, and have a lower quality of life)

What does that mean for Europe? Overall, Europe has: high GDP high literacy rate high life expectancy quality of life=_____________?????

Europe …has an excellent standard of living compared to the rest of the world!