Standard of Living

Standard of Living

• Standard of living refers to the level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available in a geographic area.

• How comfortable are a country’s people?

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Standard of Living

• Income – money earned from a job

• Quality and availability of employment– Example: lead/gold mining in Africa

• Class disparity - Income inequality

World map of countries by rate of unemployment

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• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/US_Unemployment_1890-2011.gif

• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/2008_Top1percentUSA.png

Standard of Living

• Poverty Rate- percentage of people living in poverty

• Quality and affordability of housing

• Hours of work required to purchase necessities

• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/US_poverty_rate_timeline.gif

Work time- more than 40 hours

Standard of Living

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)- the value of the goods and services a country produces

• Affordable access to quality healthcare

• Quality and availability of education

Access to quality health care

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Healthcare Access Ranking

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization_ranking_of_health_systems

Countries fall into three broad categories based on their Education Index: high, medium, and low human development.

Standard of Living

• Life expectancy- How long are people expected to live?

• Cost of goods and services

• Political and religious freedom

• Climate – Why?

• Safety

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Life Expectancy

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Cost of Living

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Cost of Living…

Standard of Living

• Literacy rate – the ability to read and write.

• Why would that be a factor?

Literacy Rate

Your Assignment:

• Create a brochure for a country in Asia. • The focus of the brochure will be on the country’s

economy:– Type of Economic System– Type of Industries found in the country– Type of natural resources found in the country– Standard of Living

• Life Expectancy• GDP• GDP per capita• Literacy Rate