The UN considers education to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge necessary for development. Identify and define the two critical metrics used in HDI

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Years of Schooling for today's adults measures the number of years the average person aged 25 or older has spent in school, a low number represents limited access to education. Expected years of schooling for today's youth measures the number of years an average 5-year old will spend in school.

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A. 0.5 m/s B. 3 m/s C. 1 m/s D. 5 m/s E. None of these

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Tilted retaining walls are a sign of a landscape undergoing creep

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The weak Coriolis effect at the equator does not allow tropical cyclones to form. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The ecotourism industry relies upon ________

A) a widespread public interest in exploring and maintaining natural environments B) the human desire to collect wildlife and wildlife products from throughout the world C) an interest in discovering plants to create new crops and agricultural products D) the harvesting and sale of natural products

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