Gapminder+Activity

We live in a world of inequality. This is a historical legacy of imperialism, and European domination. But it is also changing, in the face of globalization.You can understand all this more clearly by measuring this inequality! this is the great thing about gapminder! Gapminder is an innovative tool that measure ** Developmental indicators ** like life expectancy, per capita income, infant mortality, and many many other numbers that tell us about ** "quality of life". **

Learn how to use it! Part 1: 1. Open up G** apminder desktop ** program (Start bar--programs) 2. Hit the button "Open Gapminder world". 3. Examine the different angles of the chart, notice what they are measuring. You can change them. question 1: Ask the students: Which country has the lowest infant mortality today: Nicaragua, Sri Lanka or Turkey? Question 2: In which country is the average income per person highest today: Botswana, Egypt or Moldova? Question 3: In which country do people live the longest on average today: Botswana, Egypt or Moldova? question 4: Ask the students: In which country today do women on average marry at the oldest age: Algeria, Canada or the Philippines? Question 5: Which country has the fewest number of children per woman today: Tunisia, Bangladesh or Argentina? Question 6: Which country emits most tones of CO2 per person today: China, France or USA? Part 2: Explore Gapminder. Make your own chart! 1. pick two new quality of life indicators. 2. define them briefly. 3. save your chart and print it--or email it to us.