1. Human Wellbeing and Development
2. Spatial Variations in Human Wellbeing
3. Human Wellbeing in Australia
4. Miscellaneous
5. Acronyms
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This global indicator assesses a country's average achievements in health, education, and income.

Human Development Index (HDI)

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A country where youth protested for improved Government accountability. 

What is Morocco, Nepal, Madagascar or ...

100

Fertility rate

Average number of babies born per woman of reproductive age. 

100

Showing the round Earth on these flat tools distorts some details.

What is a Map?

100

GDP

What is gross domestic product?

200

Measures economic output per person in a country.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

200

Type of map that uses shading or colouring with predefined areas to indicate the average values of a particular quantity in those areas?

Choropleth Map

200

What is the NDIS? 

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – Provides funding and support to Australians with significant and permanent disabilities to improve their independence and quality of life.

200

Can be measured absolutely or relatively

What is location?

200

HDI

What is the Human Development Index?

300

Quantitative indicator of wellbeing.

What is 'years of schooling'? Income amount? Life expectancy? etc. 


300

Continent that scores the lowest on global wellbeing indicators 

Africa

300

Name THREE disadvantages to living in URBAN areas for wellbeing.

  • Overpopulation -->     crowded areas, less housing options. 
  •  Cost of living is     continuing to rise. People are struggling to afford housing for their     needs (apartments, townhouses etc). 
  •  Less access to natural     environments. 
  •  Air quality, noise     pollution, light pollution and overall pollution is higher.  
  • High density meaning the area that we use has to be divided more.
  • Crime rate might be higher due to higher number of people living. 
300

These numbers run up and down the map.

What are Eastings?

300
SDG

What are the sustainable development goals?

400
Qualitative indicator

What is a feeling of safety? Happiness? etc.

400

Three factors that explain global declining birth rates.  

What are: female education; decreased child mortality; increased cost of living. 

400

A health issue that has different rates among males and females in Victoria.

What is asthma?

400

These numbers run across the map.

What are 'Northings'?

400

GNH

What is the Gross National Happiness Index? (Bhutan)
500

Relationship between GDP and human wellbeing

Generally as GDP increases, wellbeing increases. Variation among countries of similar GDP is due to differences in resource distribution or factors that cause inequality.   

500

SHEEPT Factors 

What are Social, Historical, Economic, Environmental Political and Historical factors?  

500

Three levels of government in Australia

What are local, state and federal governments? 

500

This phrase helps geographers remember the correct order for reading map coordinates.

What is "along the corridor, then up the stairs"?

500

LEDC

Less economically developed country

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