1. Standard of Living
SWBAT: determine high, low, and medium levels of development and categorize a country as MEDC/LEDC.

2. STANDARD OF LIVING Standard of Living-
the health and wealth of a country (what’s it like to live there)
Question to ask: Would you want to live here?
Standard of Living-

3. MEDC LEDC More Economically Developed Countries/ Developed
High standards of living
Less Economically Developed Countries/ Developing
Low to medium standards of living
MEDC LEDC

4. Literacy GDP Per Capita GDP
# of people who can read and write
Gross Domestic Product ( amount of money a country makes)
Salary.
GDP/population= average salary per person
Literacy GDP Per Capita GDP

5. Infant Mortality Life Expectancy
# of babies, out of 1000, will die before the age of 1 year old
How many years you are predicted to live.
Infant Mortality Life Expectancy

6. 100-95% 40 + 70+ 94-76% 11-40 61-70 below15,000 75 and below 0-10
Per Capita GDP
Literacy Rate
Infant Mortality
Life Expectancy
High
$45-30,000
100-95%
40 +
70+
Medium
$15,000-30,000
94-76%
11-40
61-70
Low
below15,000
75 and below
0-10
40-60
MEDC (Developed Country)

7. Practice: Would you want to live here? MEDC OR LEDC? 67% $1,700 56 104
Country
Literacy Rate
Per Capita GDP
Life expectancy
Infant Mortality
Mantoniopolis
67%
$1,700 56
104
According to these standard of living indicators, does this country have a good education system? A good health care system?
Would you want to live here?
MEDC OR LEDC?

9. United States Per Capita GDP $41,890 Literacy 99% Infant Mortality 6
Life expectancy 77
Would you want to live here?
MEDC OR LEDC?

10. Guatemala Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.17 years
Infant mortality rate:
total: 25.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.1%
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$5,100 (2011 est.)

11. Ecuador Infant mortality rate: total: 19.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.94 years
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$8,600 (2011 est.)

12. Argentina Infant mortality rate: total: 10.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.14 years
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$17,700 (2011 est.)

13. Dominican Republic Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.44 years
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$9,400 (2011 est.)

14. Mexico Infant mortality rate: total: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.66 years
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.1%
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$14,800 (2011 est.)

15. Columbia Infant mortality rate: total: 15.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.79 years
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.4%
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$10,400 (2011 est.)

16. 5. Would you consider this country to be a MEDC or an LEDC?
Bellringer 2/28—use notes from yesterday
Country
Literacy Rate
Per Capita GDP
Life expectancy
Infant Mortality
Country X
67%
$2,300 56 23
 1.Based on the information in the graph what would be the best estimate of infant mortality? (High, low, or medium)
5. Would you consider this country to be a MEDC or an LEDC?
6. According to the standard of living indicators, would you live in this country?