1. INTRO TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

2. Human Development Index (HDI)
Ranking of country overall quality of life in 3 categories
More Developed Country (MDC), Highly Developed, and/or Developed
Developing or Middle Development
Lesser Developed Country (LDC) or Underdeveloped

3. MDC (More Developed Countries)
Literacy Rates – Percent of population that can read and write
Infant Mortality Rate – Percent of population that dies before they are 1
Gross Domestic Product – Country’s total value of trade and business
Per Capita Income – Average per person income in a country
Life Expectancy – Average age people in within a country
HIGH
LOW
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH

4. Examples of MDC
GOD Bless the USA!

5. G – 20 COUNTRIES

6. LDC (Lesser Developed Countries)
Literacy Rates Infant Mortality Rate Gross Domestic Product Per Capita Income Life Expectancy
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
Examples of LDC

7. Haiti Per Capita Income - $726 a year per family Literacy Rate – 51%
Compare to USA
$49,900
99%
81 Years of age
Per Capita Income - $726 a year per family
Literacy Rate – 51%
Life Expectancy – 61 Years

8. Examples of Developing or Middle Development Countries

9. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
GIS - a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data.
Geographers use GIS to study past and present events to make future predictions
Businesses use GIS for choosing the best locations to open new stores and buildings

11. Population Pyramids
Show the total population broken down by age groups and gender

12. Cartogram
Graphics that change maps actual size into the functional size of the information it is displaying
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