UNDP Assignment

Step 1: Notes (Write the following in your notebooks)

• Go to pages 336-338. Outline the "Common Characteristics of Developing Countries" (include as much information as you need). 

• Go to pages 338-341. Outline the section about "Diversity Among Developing Countries" (include as much information as you need).

Step 2: Create a Document.(Send the following to me as a shared document. For the subject, Label it "Human Development Reports Part 1")

Step 3: Go to http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries

Step 4: Write #1:

Write the name of a country that is

a.     Very High Human Development 

b.     High Human Development

c.     Medium Human Development

d.     Low Human Development

Step 5: 

Glance back at the HDI rankings and select two DIFFERENT countries. One must be from the Very High or High Development range and one must be from the Low Development Range.  

Step 6: Write #2. Create the following table (copy/paste may not work) 

Country
HDI Ranking
Life Expectancy
Under Five Mortality (per 1000 births)
Mean Years of Schooling
GDP Per Capita
Inequality Adjusted HDI Value
Percentage of Population living below $1.25
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Per Capita

Step 7: Click on the high development country you have chosen. Fill in the table above accordingly.

Step 8: Go back and click on the link for the low development country. Fill in the table above accordingly.

Step 9: Write #3. Answer: What were some things that were striking differences between the two countries?

Step 10: Go to Build Your Own Index

Step 11:Now, you are going to create your own development index. You can choose different indexes and give more or less weight to each one.

• Write #4. Come up with a name for your new index. If you can’t think of one, you could use the “da Silva Development Index” or DDI.

• Create an index using the options given. Explain which statistics you've chosen why you’ve chosen these to make up your index.

• Which country was at the top of your index? Which is at the bottom?

Step 12: Now, it's time to choose your country for further study. Eventually, you will be making a large presentation about this country (after the IB test). For now, you need to choose a country that the UNDP defines as "Medium" or "Low Development." Take some time to learn about some of the countries before you choose. Once you have finished, you can begin to look for any available information about your country (building a bibliography).

Step 13: If you finish early, work on your homework for Friday.