1. Standard of Living

2. Standard of living refers to the level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available in a geographic area. How comfortable are a country’s people? Standard of living refers to the level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available in a geographic area. How comfortable are a country’s people?

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6. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm ons/6/61/Jakarta_slumhome_2.jpg

8. Standard of Living Income – money earned from a job Quality and availability of employment – Example: lead/gold mining in Africa Class disparity - Income inequality Income – money earned from a job Quality and availability of employment – Example: lead/gold mining in Africa Class disparity - Income inequality

10. World map of countries by rate of unemployment http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/World_map_of_countries_by_rate_of_unemployment.svg

11. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/US_Unemployment_1890-2011.gif

12. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/2008_Top1percentUSA.png

13. Standard of Living Poverty Rate- percentage of people living in poverty Quality and affordability of housing Hours of work required to purchase necessities

14. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/US_poverty_rate_timeline.gif

17. Work time- more than 40 hours

18. Standard of Living Gross Domestic Product (GDP)- the value of the goods and services a country produces Affordable access to quality healthcare Quality and availability of education Gross Domestic Product (GDP)- the value of the goods and services a country produces Affordable access to quality healthcare Quality and availability of education

21. Access to quality health care http://www.google.com/imgres?start=241&hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=929&tbm=isch&tbnid=NwTN7p8VQeklFM:&imgrefurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/dec/13 /britain-second-highest-standard-of-living-eu&docid=AjCm50ppo11M4M&imgurl=http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2011/12/13/1323780993778/An-NHS-doctor- looks-at-an- 007.jpg&w=460&h=276&ei=FxcdUYHJFtDLyAG_iYCoDw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:53,s:200,i:163&iact=rc&dur=1210&sig=103936338024215500646&page=11&tbnh=166&tbnw=232&ndsp =25&tx=113&ty=89

22. Healthcare Access Ranking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_O rganization_ranking_of_health_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_O rganization_ranking_of_health_systems

24. Countries fall into three broad categories based on their Education Index: high, medium, and low human development.

26. Standard of Living Life expectancy- How long are people expected to live? Cost of goods and services Political and religious freedom Climate – Why? Safety

27. http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=life+expectancy+graph&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=vB9e-BcHwq42TM&tbnid=U31- PSe9h2qMlM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildhealthsafety.wordpress.com%2Fgraphs%2F&ei=dkodUeyaO4TQ2QXvw4GQCg&bvm=bv.42452523,d.aWM&psig=AFQjCNFN4Ua keJXBwQDYSLGeDUabUYJHeg&ust=1360960499414956

28. Life Expectancy http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=life+expectancy+graph&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=f0GIROh7gs6csM&tbnid=aJH6aASUQRbWeM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2 F%2Fwww.disabled-world.com%2Fcalculators-charts%2Flife-expectancy- statistics.php&ei=GUsdUYf3McrC2QWN4YDwBw&psig=AFQjCNFN4UakeJXBwQDYSLGeDUabUYJHeg&ust=1360960499414956

29. http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=life+expectancy+graph&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=44EAybGYij7Z7M&tbnid=GvoS- y4vTEBrbM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphs.net%2F201206%2Flowest- expectancy.html&ei=SkwdUbP3IubQ2QWn3YBA&psig=AFQjCNFN4UakeJXBwQDYSLGeDUabUYJHeg&ust=1360960499414956

30. Cost of Living http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=cost+of+living&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=UDQw1Q0kI3ZPsM&tbnid=1jJysrcEpUC3xM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fww w.mydreamlocale.com%2F&ei=pkwdUeiQO6OU2wXHioGYDA&psig=AFQjCNHS2sIdhi8EyTP2_SpIq-ZQiYxM2A&ust=1360961056710720

31. Cost of Living…

36. Standard of Living Literacy rate – the ability to read and write. Why would that be a factor?

37. Literacy Rate

38. Your Assignment: Create a brochure for a country in Asia. The focus of the brochure will be on the country’s economy: – Type of Economic System – Type of Industries found in the country – Type of natural resources found in the country – Standard of Living Life Expectancy GDP GDP per capita Literacy Rate