HUMANDEVELOPMENTMRREID


 * HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ASSIGNMENT - MR. REID: **

 This is our last project and it is out of /50 marks. We have ONLY two class periods. Overview: You are going to compare data that shows Canada’s standard of living to a developing country. You will be required to interpret the data.
 * **My Country #1 - Canada ** || **My Assigned Developing Country ** ||

You are going to create either a two page poster (11 x 17) or do an online poster using (http://www.glogster.com/ ) – click on “create account” first. Make sure you send me the link for your completed Glog to jreid@sd73.bc.ca  Collect the following info on both of your countries  1. Write a short introduction describing your countries.
 * __Process: __**

 2. Flags (have flags in colour on your sheet of paper. Print in B/W then colour it in?) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"><http://www.anavets.ca/latestnews.html> //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|World Flag Database] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Flags of All Countries] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Flags of the World] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Flags of All Countries] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Flags of the World] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|World Flags - Enchanted Learning] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|World Atlas] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|World Flag Database]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> FLAG SITES: **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 3. Research the following data. You need to compare the data collected below for <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> both countries. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Use the following sites to obtain most of your data: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|World Population Data Sheet] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|CIA World Factbook] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|US Census - International Programs] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Human Development Reports] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|International Monetary Fund] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|International Monetary Fund Fact Sheet] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|UNESCO Dynamic Data Mapping]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**a) Demographic Data:** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"><http://www.state.gov/misc/list/index.htm> // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> i. Total population <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> ii. Projected population for 2025 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> iii. Birth Rate <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> iv. Death Rate <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> v. Population doubling time <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **b) Human Development Index Data:** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> // <http://rankingamerica.wordpress.com/category/education/> //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> i. Countries ranking on HDI <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> ii. Life expectancy <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> iii. Literacy rate <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> iv. % of population living on less than $2 day (developing nation only) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> v. infant mortality rate <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> vi. HIV/AIDS rates <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **c) Economic Data:** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"><http://pkeconomists.com/pakistan-exports-enhanced-to-11-24bn> // <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> i. GDP <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> ii. Is your country a HIPC? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> iii. most important economic activities <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> iv. top 5 exports & top 5 imports <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> d) Have a current **Population Pyramid** on your poster for both countries & <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> identify which of the 4 types it is. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"><http://www.scalloway.org.uk/popu4.htm> //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> e) Indicate which stage your country is in on the demographic transition <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> model. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"><http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/2084/2134710/01_22.jpg> //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 4. Create a five step plan to improve the living conditions or the living standard for <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> the people of your developing country. (see p.394-399, 404 in Counterpoints) __**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Evaluation: **__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> • **Data** (30 marks): Completeness, Accuracy, detailed <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> • **Layout** (20 marks): quality, creativity, neatness

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|World Book Online Encyclopedia] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Encyclopedia Britannica]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">II. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION SOURCES: **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">A. ENCYCLOPEDIA SITES: **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Countries of the World] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Country Reports] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|A-Z List of Country and Other Area Pages - US Department of State] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|BBC News Country Profiles] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Countries - World Health Organization] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Countries of the World - Students of the World] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|International Programs - People - United States Census Bureau] (Contains population projections for the year 2049) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Country Studies - Library of Congress] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Nations of the World - NationMaster] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|World Atlas] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Country Profile and Demographics]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">B. STATISTICAL INFORMATION SITES: **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">REF 031 WOR //World Book Encyclopedia// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">REF 031.02 CAN //Canadian Global Almanac 2005// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">REF 910.22 WOR World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">REF 910.91 LAN //Lands and Peoples//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">C. USEFUL PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND ALMANACS AT WSS: **