HDI
Name something that could cause a countries HDI to go down
War, violence, poverty, bad healthcare, terrorism, economic instability
You live in Afghanistan but move to Canada in order to escape violence and poverty. Violence and poverty are...
Push factors
Who is the President of Syria who caused the war?
President Bashar al Assad
A pyramid shaped population chart means a population is...
Going up
Population
The number of people
Name something a country could do to make their HDI go up.
Improve water, healthcare, education, GDP etc...
If there are better jobs in a the country next to yours and you decide to emigrate there, the better jobs are...
Pull Factors
Name at least 2 EFFECTS of the war in Syria
- Horrible violence against civilians (innocent people)
- Bad healthcare since hospitals get bombed
- Destruction and bad sanitation
- Homes/businesses destroyed
- Many refugees (people running away to find help)
A Cone shaped population chart means a population is...
Going down
(Population cone? ITS GOING DOWN)
HDI
Human Development Index: A grade based on the standard of living of a country
Name at least one country with an HDI close to 1 (Very High)
U.S., Australia, Canada, Norway etc...
A high crime rate in your country is a...
Push Factor
The war in Syria started when
A.) President Assad violently attacked rebels
B.) Rebels violently attacked President Assad
C.) Russia bombed Syria
D.) None of the above
A
A square shaped population chart means the population is...
Either increasing slowly or staying stationary ( the same)
Infant Mortality Rate
The average number of babies who die before growing up per 1,000.
Which REGION of the world has the overall lowest HDI?
Central Africa
Push factors are always ________________. Pull factors are always _______________.
Negative/Bad.
Positive/Good
There ARE people who support President Assad in Syria. Name at least 2 reasons they might support him.
- He pays some of them to be loyal
- They may believe he is a good man
- They may be scared for their lives or the lives of their families
You can tell because this is a ____________ and their very few _____________ compared to other age groups
Going down
Cone
Young kids
Life Expectancy
The average lifespan of a person in a particular country.
How does the UN determine a countries HDI? Hint: there are three things.
GDP (how much money?)
Life expectancy (how good is the healthcare/sanitation?)
You live in Syria and your child has broken her leg badly and needs a surgery that doctors in your country cannot perform. There are excellent surgeons in Spain so you decide to move there. Describe both the push factor and the pull factor in this situation.
Push= Bad healthcare in Syria
Pull= Good surgeons (healthcare) in Spain
How could Syria improve their HDI? Name at least 3 things they could do and be very specific!
- End the war in their country
- Begin rebuilding especially hospitals and water treatment facilities
- Build schools
- Create new jobs
Russia
Genocide
The intentional killing of an entire group of people.