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The table shows the GDP, gross national income (GNI) per capita, and HDI of several countries.

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A
HDI depends mostly on geographic location.
B
GDP and GNI per capita are completely unrelated measures.
C
GDP and HDI are completely unrelated measures.
D
GNI per capita better reflects standard of living than GDP.
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Which best describes why access to health care is important to improving a standard of living?

A
It is necessary in order to obtain stability.
B
It promotes access to education.
C
It helps increase life expectancy.
D
It increases dependence on foreign aid.
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How do Human Development Index (HDI) and gross domestic product (GDP) compare in what they measure?

A
HDI and GDP both measure economic development only.
B
HDI measures human development, while GDP measures economic development.
C
HDI and GDP both measure social development only.
D
HDI measures social development, while GDP measures economic development.
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What are some of the common characteristics of industrialized nations with advanced economies? Check all that apply.receives high levels of foreign aideducated citizensaccess to health carehigher incomesagricultural development

A
receives high levels of foreign aid
B
educated citizens
C
access to health care
D
higher incomes
E
agricultural development
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The table shows human development indicators from 2013.

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More education can help increase life expectancy.
B
Higher life expectancy can lead to more education.
C
Education and life expectancy have no relationship.
D
Education and life expectancy influence each other.
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What does life expectancy measure?

A
the average income a population likely earns during employment
B
the average human development during a population’s lifetime
C
the average number of years that a population is likely to live
D
the average standard of living during a population’s lifetime
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Which of these are indicators measured by the HDI? Check all that apply.educationgross national incomeindustrializationinfrastructurelife expectancystability

A
education
B
gross national income
C
industrialization
D
infrastructure
E
life expectancy
F
stability
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The first map shows colonial powers and their holdings (1945). The second map shows human development worldwide.Compare the two maps. What do the maps indicate about regions that gained independence in the second half of the twentieth century?

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They differ in their development patterns.
B
They are as developed as their colonial powers.
C
They are more developed than their colonial powers.
D
They remain less developed than their colonial powers.
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Which organization maintains the Human Development Index (HDI)?

A
Doctors Without Borders
B
the Red Cross
C
USAID
D
the United Nations
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Which best describes why gender equality is an important factor influencing development?

A
Gender equality ensures that everyone has identical opportunities.
B
Gender equality enables women to control a country’s future.
C
Gender equality prevents women from being disadvantaged.
D
Gender equality means that everyone can contribute to development.

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