What does the term “wellbeing” generally refer to?

A person’s overall health and happiness

Which of the following is a key feature of the Human Development Index (HDI)?

Life expectancy, education, and income

Why might some wealthy countries have low HPI scores?

Their ecological footprints are large

What can wellbeing indexes help governments do?

Make decisions about laws and policies to improve quality of life

What is the main purpose of wellbeing indexes?

To compare levels of human wellbeing across countries

Health, internet access, and exports

Life expectancy, wellbeing, and ecological footprint

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1
What does the term “wellbeing” generally refer to?
A person’s financial wealth
A country’s military power
A person’s overall health and happiness
The climate of a country
2
Which region tends to score higher on the Happy Planet Index?
Western Europe
Eastern Asia
Central America
North America
3
Which index includes sustainability as a major factor?
HDI
Happy Planet Index
GDP Index
Happy Planet Index
4
Which of the following is a key feature of the Human Development Index (HDI)?
Life expectancy, education, and income
Carbon emissions, rainfall, and GDP
Happiness, freedom, and democracy
Health, internet access, and exports
5
Why might some wealthy countries have low HPI scores?
They lack basic resources
Their ecological footprints are large
They have low populations
Their education levels are poor
6
What can wellbeing indexes help governments do?
Promote tourism only
Set new TV programming
Make decisions about laws and policies to improve quality of life
Measure rainfall levels
7
Which of the following is NOT usually included in wellbeing indexes?
Military spending
Access to education
Personal wellbeing
Health care access
8
What is the main purpose of wellbeing indexes?
To compare levels of human wellbeing across countries
To measure the size of a country’s population
To track the number of cars in a country
To calculate agricultural output
9
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
Global Demographic Percentage
General Development Policy
Gross Domestic Percentage
10
Health, internet access, and exports
Technology access and political stability
Number of theme parks per country
Life expectancy, wellbeing, and ecological footprint
Education levels and transport systems
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Which of these is an indicator of economic wellbeing?
Income per capita
Birth rate
Literacy rate
Infant mortality

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