1. Measuring Levels of
Economic Development

2. A society’s economic level and activity can be measured by using various indicators.

3. Those indicators allow us to measure if a country is developed, developing, or under-developed.

4. The most common economic indicators to use are:
Life Expectancy
Literacy Rate
Purchasing Power
Infrastructure

5. Let’s look at each one and what it means.

6. Life Expectancy

7. Life Expectancy: average number of years a person lives
What could be some reasons why a countries life expectancy is low?

9. Literacy Rate

10. Literacy Rate: The ability to read and write.
How could a low literacy rate affect the economy of a country?

12. Purchasing
Power

13. Gross Domestic
Product

14. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total value of the goods and services produced in a country during a given time period.
Which is better—a high GDP or a low GDP?

16. Annual Income

17. Annual Income: Average income of a person for a year.
What factors could affect the average income of a person?

19. Infrastructure

20. Infrastructure: The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.
What do you consider to be basic services a country needs to function?

22. Developing,
Developed,
Under-developed

23. The different economic indicators you saw help you to determine if a country is developing, developed or under-developed.

24. Developed: high literacy rate, life expectancy; strong infrastructure
Here’s what those words mean:
Developed: high literacy rate, life expectancy; strong infrastructure

25. Developing: Countries with few jobs, poor services, low literacy rate and life expectancy but the country is working to improve its peoples lives.

26. Under-developed:country that hasn’t yet started to improve the life of its people.

27. Push & Pull
Factors

28. Push factors: problems in an area that cause people to emigrate, or move away from, an area. i.e. war, famine, poverty, schooling, political or cultural oppression
Pull factors: advantages that cause people to immigrate, or move to, an area. i.e. higher standard of living, freedom, peace, educational opportunities, safety

29. Iraq U.S.A. Ethiopia Australia Rwanda Canada Cuba United Kingdom
Push factor countries
Pull factor countries
Iraq
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Cuba
Mexico
U.S.A.
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom

30. Day Two
Practice Graphs