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Which term describes a qualitative change that is always value positive?Read the answer and worked solution →Who introduced the concept of human development as enlarging people's choices?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did Dr Haq create the Human Development Index?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Nobel laureate saw an increase in freedom as the main objective of development?Read the answer and worked solution →Which government programme is named in the text to address the falling child sex ratio?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the three key areas of human development?Read the answer and worked solution →Human development rests on four pillars. Which are they?Read the answer and worked solution →Equal access to opportunities regardless of gender, race, income or caste is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Each generation should have the same opportunities as the last. Which pillar is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Having the power to make choices, gained through freedom and capability, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is NOT one of the four approaches to human development listed?Read the answer and worked solution →HDI scores fall in which range?Read the answer and worked solution →Which indicator does HDI use to assess health?Read the answer and worked solution →How is access to resources measured in the HDI?Read the answer and worked solution →What weight does each of the three HDI dimensions carry?Read the answer and worked solution →A country scores 0.983 on the HDI. How is this level described?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the HDI not the most reliable measure?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body proposed the basic needs approach naming six needs like health, food and housing?Read the answer and worked solution →Which UN body publishes the Human Development Report each year?Read the answer and worked solution →The human poverty index counts the probability of not surviving to what age?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the only country to officially measure progress by Gross National Happiness?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the HDI partsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the pillarsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the development factsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the basic needsRead the answer and worked solution →Growth or developmentRead the answer and worked solution →Which pillarRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Human development bingoRead the answer and worked solution →City workers move to cleaner suburbs and commute daily. What is this trend called?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which term describes a qualitative change that is always value positive?

  1. Migration
  2. Development
  3. Growth rate
  4. Inflation
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Correct answer: B. Development

1. Growth may be positive or negative. 2. Development is always positive. 3. It needs an improvement in conditions. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 4, Human Development._

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Who introduced the concept of human development as enlarging people's choices?

  1. Mahbub-ul-Haq
  2. Amartya Sen
  3. Adam Smith
  4. Karl Marx
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Correct answer: A. Mahbub-ul-Haq

1. Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq introduced the concept. 2. People are central to development. 3. The goal is meaningful lives. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 4, Human Development._

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In which year did Dr Haq create the Human Development Index?

  1. 1975
  2. 1990
  3. 1950
  4. 2000
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Correct answer: B. 1990

1. The Pakistani economist created the HDI in 1990. 2. UNDP has published the Human Development Report since 1990. 3. Haq and Sen worked together on early reports. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 4, Human Development._

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