Day 24: Living standards and measuring development

If you were to go into a developing country what would you do to increase the living standards in that country?  Rank in order of priority (Health, Education, Food, Clothing, Shelter).  Why did you rank in this order?

Youtube clip: Top 10 Highly Developed Countries in 2013 (how many can you name?)
What do you notice from the photos?  What similarities do they share?  What makes them a highly developed country.

Top students with 7 correct guesses.  Way to go.

Youtube clip: Top 10 Worlds Poorest Countries in 2013 (how many can you name?)
What do you notice from the photos?  How do these differ from the photos of developed countries? 

Handout on population density (Physical and human factors). 
United Nations Human Development Index looks at 3 factors to determine standard of living:

• Life Expectancy at Birth
• Adult Literacy Rate
• GDP per Capita

Video: Mexico City (population pressure)  Answer the questions

Geo quiz on Friday.  Then time for project rehearsal.