Student worksheet

1. Define each of the following terms:
   
   Gross domestic product (GDP)
   
   
   
   
   GDP per capita
   
   
   
   
   Infant mortality
   
   
   
   
   Life expectancy
   
   
   
   
   Quality of life indicator
   
   
   
   
   Trend
   
   
   
   
   Unemployment rate
   
   
   
   
   
2. Consult the Canada at a Glance booklet or its online version.
   (From Learning resources, under Quick links, click on Canada at a Glance, then follow instructions to view online.)
   
   Complete the following chart using data on life expectancy and infant mortality found in the Health section.
   
   

   Year
   Female life expectancy at birth
   Male life expectancy at birth
   Infant mortality (death rate per 1,000 live births)

   
   
3. What trends are apparent in the data above?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. What do you think might have caused the trends you observed?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Examine the International comparisons section of Canada at a Glance to complete the chart below. First, enter the names of the countries used. Next, for each quality of life indicator listed, enter a rank number for the countries across the row. (The highest score would be 1 and the lowest, 8.)
   NB: High infant mortality or unemployment rates mean that the country ranks lower in quality of life, as these are negative characteristics of a population.
   
   

   Country
   Infant mortality
   Male life expectancy
   Female life expectancy
   GDP per capita
   Unemployment rate
   Health expenditures
   Education expenditures

   
   
6. It's time to tally your results in the following table. Add up the rank order numbers for each country to get a total quality of life score. Next, divide the total by 6 (the number of indicators used) to get an average quality of life ranking.
   
   

   Country	Total quality of life score	Average quality of life score

   
   
7. Of the eight countries listed, which three had the highest average quality of life ranking?
   
   
   
   
8. Of the eight countries listed, which three had the lowest average quality of life ranking?