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Development FRQ

Geographers use economic and social indicators to describe people's living conditions. Taken together, these indicators help experts determine the quality of life for people who live in a country or region.

Question 1

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Define development as it is used in economic geography.

Question 2

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Identify ONE economic indicator and describe how effectively it measures a population’s wealth.

Question 3

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Identify another economic indicator and compare and contrast it with the economic indicator identified in Task B.

Question 4

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Identify ONE social indicator and describe how effectively it assesses a country’s level of development.

Question 5

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Identify ONE environmental or technology/production measure and explain why it might successfully assess a country's development.

Question 6

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Identify ONE measure of development that reflects the quality of the healthcare system and explain how that measure gives insight into healthcare.

Question 7

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Identify a measure of development that would be used by Rostow to predict the current stage of development a country and explain why that measure helps predict the stage.

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