AP Human Geography Chapter 19 studying

HDI (human development index):

measurement used by the United Nations to calculate development in terms of human welfare (using both economic and social indicators)

Gender Parity

measurement of the relative access to education of males and females  e.g. ratio of females to males enrolled in a given stage of education (primary, secondary)

Microloan

low interest loans usually for smaller sums of money to provide extremely poor people the opportunity to open a small local business and is often targeted to women in less developed countries to lift them out of poverty and is helping to improve standards of living

 

GNI per capita (gross national income per capita)

): measurement of the total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country plus the net income from companies that are located outside the country and foreign investments, but minus dividend payments and indirect business taxes during a specific time period, usually one year, divided by the population

PPP (Purchasing Power Parity)

a measure that equalizes the purchasing power of different countries' currencies by adjusting income figures to account for the differing cost of goods and services in each nation, essentially determining how much money in one country buys the same basket of goods and services as in another.