TTO 1 - GDP per person, literacy rate, life expectany

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• Leerjaar 1

GDP per person, literacy rate and life expectancy

Look at the maps. Finish the sentences.

the altitude

the latitude

the altitude and the latitude

Iceland is colder than The Netherlands, because of: 

In Switserland it can become very cold, because of: 

In Portugal it is often warmer than in The Netherlands, because of:

Look at the maps. Finish the sentence.

Poland is further from the sea than The Netherlands.
Therefore, they have ....... winters, and .......

summers than The Netherlands. 

Warmer

Colder

1

2

Look at the image. What does the green colour mean?

1. It is summer
2. It is winter
3. It is day
4. It is night

At which letter is it summer in The Netherlands?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

At which letter is it summer in Australia?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

At which letter is it spring in The Netherlands?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

What is the best description of life expectancy?

1. The average age of the population
2. How healthy the population is
3. How many years someone is expected to live, at birth
4. How many people in the population are 80+ years

What is the literacy rate of a country?

1. % of the population older than 15 that can read and write
2. % of the population older than 15 that cannot read and write
3. % of the population that finishes primary school
4. % of the population that finishes secondary school

What is the GDP per person?

1. How much the population money people earn in total.
2. The total income of a country, divided by the population.
3. How much money people get on their bank account, on average.
4. How much people pay for taxes, that the government uses for roads, schools and hospitals.

GDP per person

Life expectancy

Litaracy rate

Make the correct combinations. How do you measure the GDP per person, the life expectancy and the literacy rate?

Years at birth

% of the population

$ or €

GDP per person

Life expectancy

Litaracy rate

Make the correct combinations. What influences the GDP per person, life expectancy and litaracy rate?

If people earn more, this number rises.

If more children can go to school, this number rises.

If food is healthy and drinking water is clean, this number rises.

Question 4 - page 25-26 of your booklet

What do you need? 

- A pen

- 5 pencils in different colours

Step 1 - choose 5 countries

- Don't choose Finland

- Choose countries in different parts of Europe. 

- Not all equally rich or poor.

Creating maps

How to make a good key?

Is this a good key?

Example life expectancy

Germany: 81 years

Czech Republic: 78 years

Belarus: 74 years

Denmark: 80 years

Portugal: 80 years

Under 76

77-78

78-79

80 and older

76-77

How to make a good key?

Is this a good key?

Example life expectancy

Germany: 81 years

Czech Republic: 78 years

Belarus: 74 years

Denmark: 80 years

Portugal: 80 years

Under 50

60-69

70-79

80 and older

50-59

How to make a good key?

Is this a good key?

Example life expectancy

Germany: 81 years

Czech Republic: 78 years

Belarus: 74 years

Denmark: 80 years

Portugal: 80 years

Under 75

77-78

79-80

81+

75-76

How to make a good key?

Is this a good key?

Example life expectancy

Germany: 81 years

Czech Republic: 78 years

Belarus: 74 years

Denmark: 80 years

Portugal: 80 years

Under 75

77-78

79-80

81+

75-76

Literacy rate

Difficult to create a good key! All countries are very close together.