The Human Development Index (HDI) ranks human development in countries from 0 (lowest) to 1 (highest). What does the calculation of HDI not take into consideration? What distinguishes a more developed country from a less developed country? An additional 700 000 UK children and pensioners fell into relative poverty between 2013 and 2017. What might be the reason for this? Which changes usually result when a country develops and is able to provide free healthcare and good living conditions? Due to war, some people are living in absolute poverty. What is the main indicator of absolute poverty for these people? Which country would be classified as the most developed based on the data in the table? Real incomes have risen in a country. Which situation would definitely have caused this? In recent years some low-income countries have achieved higher rates of economic growth than high-income countries. What is most likely to explain this accelerated economic growth? What changes usually result when a country develops and provides free healthcare and good living conditions? A low-income country experiences extreme poverty in its rural areas. What is a possible cause of this? Which factor in the world’s low-income countries limits their economic development? The table shows the percentage employment in the primary, secondary and service sectors in four countries. Which country is likely to be the most developed? In countries with absolute poverty, low incomes can start a process that keeps incomes low. What are the stages of this process? What causes the birth rate to fall in a country? One of the indicators of living standards is the Human Development Index (HDI). What is not taken into consideration when calculating the HDI? The table shows the percentage employment in the primary, secondary, and service sectors in four countries. Which country is likely to be the most developed? Which country is likely to have the highest standard of living? Which statement about poverty is correct? The United Nations (UN) predicts that the population in low-income countries will increase. What is likely to be a cause of this? The diagrams show birth rate (BR) and death rate (DR) in three countries, X, Y and Z, in two years, 1 and 2. There was no migration. Where was there a rise in population in year 1 and a fall in population in year 2? The richest 60% of the population of a high-income economy received an increase in income. The income of the rest of the population did not change. What happened to absolute and relative poverty? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a better measure of comparative living standards when it is adjusted for the effects of... The diagrams show birth rate (BR) and death rate (DR) in three countries, X, Y, and Z, in two years, 1 and 2. Where was there a rise in population in year 1 and a fall in population in year 2? Which government policies will both reduce the difference in income between low-paid and high-paid workers? What is a certain cause of absolute poverty? The birth rate in a country is higher than the death rate. What might prevent the country's population from rising? The table shows statistics for four countries, A-D. Which country has the lowest standard of living? The diagrams show the wage rates of cleaners (OWc) and nurses (OWn). What is the result if a national minimum wage of OM is introduced? Poverty in households may be defined in relative terms. What indicates relative poverty? What is the effect on an economy of net emigration of people aged 20–40? The table shows statistics for four countries, A–D. Which country has the lowest standard of living? What could reduce poverty? The table shows information about four countries, A–D. Which country is most likely to have a falling population? Which components, in addition to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head, are included in the Human Development Index (HDI)? What is likely to cause an immediate decrease in the size of the labor force? In country Z there has been a decrease in the birth rate. In the short run, which variable will be affected? As a country develops economically, what is most likely to happen? A town has a population of 20,000. The birth rate is 25 per thousand and the death rate is 15 per thousand. The number of people moving in and out of the town exactly balances. What will the population be at the end of one year? What is most likely to be found in a high-income economy?