Reference no: EM133249159
Assignment:
Online Activity 1: Human Development Index
Part 1: Human Development Index
Visit the Human Development Index page on the "Our World In Data" website.
· Scroll down the page until you get to the HDI global map.
1. What general geographic trends do you observe for 2017? Which regions have a high HDI? Low? Is anything surprising to you?
· Click on the US and you'll get a chart of the US HDI over the last several decades.
2. What has been the general trend for the HDI in the US since the 1980s?
3. Can you find any countries that have experienced a downward HDI trend at some point? What do you think caused this?
Part 2: HDI data and trends
· Scroll further down the page until you reach the section "The components of the HDI." In this section you'll find a global map indicating life expectancy, education, and standard of living.
4. Comparing North America to South America, what major differences do you see regarding "Life expectancy"?
5. How about "Average years of schooling"?
6. How about "Gross national income per capita"?
· Further down the page you'll find some charts and information on the Historical Index of Human Development (HIHD). Look over the charts.
· Further down the page you'll find information about how the HIHD and HDI are calculation, as well as a section titled "Data Quality and Definition." Look over these sections.
7. Read over how the HDI and the HIHD are measured. Which do you think does a better job in measuring human development? Why?