1. Human Development Index Forecasts a country’s economic development and likely future growth Reviews: Life expectancy Literacy rates Average income levels Correlation between the poorest countries and heavy, expanding populations

2. Scoring for Human Development Index Scaled from 1 – 100 Countries scoring 0 – 50 equate to a low human development population Countries scoring 5 – 80 equate to a medium development population Countries scoring 80 – 100 equate to a high human development population

3. Geographic Factors Influencing IB Political boundaries HDI Climatic Regions Topography World Natural Hazards Land Use Population Time Zones Climates

4. Time Zones Importance relating to resources Importance relating to business activities Importance relating to culture