Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
HDI & GII
Development
UN Sustainable Goals
100
The process of improving people’s lives through spreading knowledge and technology.
What is Development?
100
The average number of years a newborn is expected to live.
What is Life Expectancy Rate?
100
If a country’s HDI is close to 1, it means this.
What is “Developed”?
100
Countries with 99–100% literacy rates often fall into this category.
What are developed countries?
100
A goal related to reducing illness and improving wellness.
What is “Good Health and Well-Being”?
200
A measure that combines income, education, and life expectancy to rate development.
What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
200
The percentage of people in a country who can read and write.
What is Literacy Rate?
200
If a country’s GII is close to 1, it means this about women’s status.
What is “Unequal to men”?
200
Name one way countries can improve equality for women.
What is increasing education, expanding job opportunities, improving healthcare access, etc.?
200
A goal focused on protecting the planet and natural resources.
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Goal 13: Climate Action
Goal 14: Life Below Water
Goal 15: Life on Land
300
A country that has advanced far in terms of economic and social progress.
What is a More Developed Country (MDC)?
300
A country in the early stages of economic progress.
What is a Less Developed Country (LDC)?
300
Name the three factors used to calculate HDI.
What is Life Expectancy, GNI, Literacy Rate/Mean Years in School
Also acceptable: Health, Wealth, Education
300
If a developing country increases GNI and literacy while lowering child mortality, its HDI will likely do this.
What is “Increase”?
300
This UN goal promotes sustained economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
What is Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth?
400
The total amount of wealth generated by goods and services in a country each year.
What is Gross National Income (GNI)?
400
Adopted by the United Nations in 2015, these 17 global goals aim to reduce inequality by 2030.
What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
400
Name one of the three dimensions of GII.
What is reproductive health, empowerment, or labor market?
400
This country’s Human Development Index (HDI) is among the highest in the world.
What is Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Finland, Singapore, United Kingdom, or United Arab Emirates?
400
This UN goal aims to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.
What is Goal 1: No Poverty?
500
A measure comparing men and women in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor participation.
What is the Gender Inequality Index (GII)?
500
Which activity did we complete in class that focused on development.
500
Identify the two measures used in GII for reproductive health.
What are maternal mortality rate and adolescent birth rate?
500
A country with the lowest Human Development Index (HDI).
What is Guinea, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Madagascar, Yemen, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Mali, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Somalia, or South Sudan?
500
The total number of UN Sustainable Goals.
What is 17?
