What conclusion can you draw about a country on the basis of its gross domestic product (GDP)?(1 point)
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how high a quality of life its people enjoy
how high a quality of life its people enjoy
how many goods and services it produces in a year
how many goods and services it produces in a year
how long its people can expect to live on average
how long its people can expect to live on average
how much purchasing power the average citizen has
how much purchasing power the average citizen has
dentify a limitation of using gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure for development.(1 point)
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It overemphasizes health indictors such as life expectancy.
It overemphasizes health indictors such as life expectancy.
It doesn’t account for income distribution.
It doesn’t account for income distribution.
It doesn’t account for the value of services in the economy.
It doesn’t account for the value of services in the economy.
It overemphasizes environmental sustainability.
It overemphasizes environmental sustainability.
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To interpret the Human Development Index (HDI) of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean accurately, what factor must be considered?(1 point)
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The low HDI of Mexico makes the average score much lower.
The low HDI of Mexico makes the average score much lower.
The HDI of Haiti accurately represents all the other countries.
The HDI of Haiti accurately represents all the other countries.
HDI does not account for the large land areas of Canada and the U.S.
HDI does not account for the large land areas of Canada and the U.S.
Canada and the U.S. have significantly higher scores than the rest of the countries.
HDI does not account for the large land areas of Canada and the U.S.
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How can being located near high Human Development Index (HDI) countries negatively affect low HDI countries?(1 point)
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This proximity can lead to brain drain, as the most talented people move to the higher HDI countries.
This proximity can lead to brain drain, as the most talented people move to the higher HDI countries.
This causes the high-scoring countries to conquer lower-scoring ones.
This causes the high-scoring countries to conquer lower-scoring ones.
Lower-scoring countries are dominated by higher-scoring ones because they have more land.
Lower-scoring countries are dominated by higher-scoring ones because they have more land.
The most talented people in low-scoring countries are banned from accessing the resources of high-scoring countries.
This proximity can lead to brain drain, as the most talented people move to the higher HDI countries.
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Evaluate the following population statistics to choose the one to best determine where to post advertisements for a job fair.(1 point)
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education
education
income
income
population
population
unemployment rates
population
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What conclusion can you draw about a country on the basis of its gross domestic product (GDP)?(1 point)
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how high a quality of life its people enjoy
how high a quality of life its people enjoy
how many goods and services it produces in a year
how many goods and services it produces in a year
how long its people can expect to live on average
how long its people can expect to live on average
how much purchasing power the average citizen has
how much purchasing power the average citizen has