Mr wilson what do you mean by this post. If its like what are the factors one must take into account, or what do you think about different factors or what?
I think he is asking for factors such as: area, population, average years of schooling, % of Income spent on food, and annual per capita commercial use (kg oil equivalent). These factors are listed on a graph in 6.1 on page 68. To answer the question: it all depends on what factor you are explaining. For example: the less average schooling, the more likely the country will be less-developed.
We interpret various figures in order to determine whether a country is more or less developed by comparing statistics. For example, when interpreting the different per capita commercial energy use of different countries, the countries with a higher per capita would be considered more developed. This is because per capita commercial energy use is the total amount of energy bought and sold in a country during one year, then divided by the population of that country. Less developed countries are not economically rich and therefore would not buy and sell as many goods as a more developed country. The life expectancy of a country is another figure that helps in determining if a country is developed. This figure would be interpreted as the higher the life expectancy the more developed a country is. This is because if the life expectancy is higher, there are most likely more doctors and technology to help keep people alive. The average years of schooling of the inhabitants of a country would also be an important statistic in determining whether a country is more or less developed. Generally countries with more years of schooling would be considered more developed because if the people of a country are more intelligent, they can get better jobs and make more money. These are just some of the ways different figures can be interpreted in order to determine how developed a country is.
We interpret carious figures in determining whether a country is less or more developed by comparing simple everyday statistics. In activity 6.1, we compared different countries statistics; one that interested me was the average percentage of income spent on food each year. This seemed like it would give a good idea of how developed a country is because it could tell how high the price of food is in a specific country, how high the salary is for an average family in that country, or a combination of both. This is only one of the factors that will help us determine whether a country is more developed or less developed.
When determining whether a country is more or less developed we use statistics like how much food costs, how much money spent on food, how much energy used per year and average years in school. These are important factors in determining how developed a country is, for example how much energy used per year. In some countries where people don't use energy it shows it is less developed because there is not electricity available for things we use like phones and TV's and radios.
Some per capita figures that can determine whether a country is more or less developed are the years of schooling (possibly by gender), the percent of income spent on food, energy use, and amount of land. The more schooling a person recieves, the more developed a country is, and the less amount of schooling a person recieves, the less developed the country is. The more years of schooling a person has shows how many years each family can afford for a person to go to school. It also shows that more schooling results in more knowledge gained to use to live life and help develop the country (technologically). If you look at the amount of years in schooling by gender, this could show how developed the government is, or how developed the culture of that country is itself. This kind of data is not meant to be compared to economically, but how socially developed the country is.The percent of income spent on food determines if a country is more/less developed. Usually, a country with a low perentage of income spent on food is more developed, and a county that spends most of its income on food is less developed. This reflects on the amount of income per capita; a person in a more developed country has enough money to spend a small amount of their income on food and a large amount on unnecessary items, while a person in a less developed country only has enough income to buy food itself, so most of their income is spent on food (though inflation of food prices does have a role in this factor). The energy use per capita demonstrates how developed a country is as well; more developed means more energy use, and less developed means less energy use. The people in more developed countries have enough money to spend on this energy, while the people in less developed countries may not have this money. Now this may mean money to pay for the gas company or electric company, but it may also mean money to pay for looking for energy sources using technology or buying land to find these sources from another country. The amount of land per capita allows us to see how spacious or cramped the people in a country are, and how much land each person can afford; the more land a person has per capita, the more developed the country, and the less amount of land a person has per capita, the less developed a country.
I believe it all depends on what figure you're talking about. If it's years of schooling, you know that country is probably more developed because they have the opportunity of education and educated citizens. I also think that you know a country is less developed if figures show the country has a high infant mortality rate, low expected age, poverished people, and so on. However, you know a country is more developed if it has a high literacy rate, high amount of years of schooling, and, unfortunately, a high amount of annual energy use.
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Mr wilson what do you mean by this post. If its like what are the factors one must take into account, or what do you think about different factors or what?
I think he is asking for factors such as: area, population, average years of schooling, % of Income spent on food, and annual per capita commercial use (kg oil equivalent). These factors are listed on a graph in 6.1 on page 68. To answer the question: it all depends on what factor you are explaining. For example: the less average schooling, the more likely the country will be less-developed.
We interpret various figures in order to determine whether a country is more or less developed by comparing statistics. For example, when interpreting the different per capita commercial energy use of different countries, the countries with a higher per capita would be considered more developed. This is because per capita commercial energy use is the total amount of energy bought and sold in a country during one year, then divided by the population of that country. Less developed countries are not economically rich and therefore would not buy and sell as many goods as a more developed country. The life expectancy of a country is another figure that helps in determining if a country is developed. This figure would be interpreted as the higher the life expectancy the more developed a country is. This is because if the life expectancy is higher, there are most likely more doctors and technology to help keep people alive. The average years of schooling of the inhabitants of a country would also be an important statistic in determining whether a country is more or less developed. Generally countries with more years of schooling would be considered more developed because if the people of a country are more intelligent, they can get better jobs and make more money. These are just some of the ways different figures can be interpreted in order to determine how developed a country is.
We interpret carious figures in determining whether a country is less or more developed by comparing simple everyday statistics. In activity 6.1, we compared different countries statistics; one that interested me was the average percentage of income spent on food each year. This seemed like it would give a good idea of how developed a country is because it could tell how high the price of food is in a specific country, how high the salary is for an average family in that country, or a combination of both. This is only one of the factors that will help us determine whether a country is more developed or less developed.
When determining whether a country is more or less developed we use statistics like how much food costs, how much money spent on food, how much energy used per year and average years in school. These are important factors in determining how developed a country is, for example how much energy used per year. In some countries where people don't use energy it shows it is less developed because there is not electricity available for things we use like phones and TV's and radios.
Some per capita figures that can determine whether a country is more or less developed are the years of schooling (possibly by gender), the percent of income spent on food, energy use, and amount of land. The more schooling a person recieves, the more developed a country is, and the less amount of schooling a person recieves, the less developed the country is. The more years of schooling a person has shows how many years each family can afford for a person to go to school. It also shows that more schooling results in more knowledge gained to use to live life and help develop the country (technologically). If you look at the amount of years in schooling by gender, this could show how developed the government is, or how developed the culture of that country is itself. This kind of data is not meant to be compared to economically, but how socially developed the country is.The percent of income spent on food determines if a country is more/less developed. Usually, a country with a low perentage of income spent on food is more developed, and a county that spends most of its income on food is less developed. This reflects on the amount of income per capita; a person in a more developed country has enough money to spend a small amount of their income on food and a large amount on unnecessary items, while a person in a less developed country only has enough income to buy food itself, so most of their income is spent on food (though inflation of food prices does have a role in this factor). The energy use per capita demonstrates how developed a country is as well; more developed means more energy use, and less developed means less energy use. The people in more developed countries have enough money to spend on this energy, while the people in less developed countries may not have this money. Now this may mean money to pay for the gas company or electric company, but it may also mean money to pay for looking for energy sources using technology or buying land to find these sources from another country. The amount of land per capita allows us to see how spacious or cramped the people in a country are, and how much land each person can afford; the more land a person has per capita, the more developed the country, and the less amount of land a person has per capita, the less developed a country.
I believe it all depends on what figure you're talking about. If it's years of schooling, you know that country is probably more developed because they have the opportunity of education and educated citizens. I also think that you know a country is less developed if figures show the country has a high infant mortality rate, low expected age, poverished people, and so on. However, you know a country is more developed if it has a high literacy rate, high amount of years of schooling, and, unfortunately, a high amount of annual energy use.
To address Chris' point, how do you interpret each individual "statistic"? We discussed several,
*avg. years of schooling
*per capita energy use
*% income spent on food
If a country is more developed, what would these figures look like? Would they be "high or low"?
I think suzie covered everything...great job suzie.
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