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Human Development Index. Forecasts a country’s economic development and likely future growth Reviews: Life expectancy Literacy rates Average income levels Correlation between the poorest countries and heavy, expanding populations. Scoring for Human Development Index. Scaled from 1 – 100
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Human Development Index • Forecasts a country’s economic development and likely future growth • Reviews: • Life expectancy • Literacy rates • Average income levels • Correlation between the poorest countries and heavy, expanding populations
Scoring for Human Development Index • Scaled from 1 – 100 • Countries scoring 0 – 50 equate to a low human development population • Countries scoring 5 – 80 equate to a medium development population • Countries scoring 80 – 100 equate to a high human development population
Geographic Factors Influencing IB • Political boundaries • HDI • Climatic Regions • Topography • World Natural Hazards • Land Use • Population • Time Zones • Climates
Time Zones • Importance relating to resources • Importance relating to business activities • Importance relating to culture