Topic #5

The Human Development Report is national report that uses many things to determine how developed the people are of a country. There are many different areas this report uses to compare and rank countries. Some tools used are the income of countries, the life expectancies in a given country, the gross enrollment ratio, the GDP, the adult literacy rate, the migration of the people in the country, and probabilities of surviving. It is a great tool in showing where they can go and live to lead productive lives and development to their full potential.
The geographical pattern is easily seen when you look at the world map used to show the higher developed countries. Generally the countries that have a high HDI are the countries we condidered to be more develpoed. As you click on the different years on the map, you can literally see the countries grow. The countries now considered high were not always considered high. Russia ia a great example. In 1980, they were in the low stage, but as time went on they developed and got stronger to become in the high range. Generally all of the low countries are centered in the sub-saharan Africa. The other low countries are in the Middle East.
Sub-Saharan Africa is the center of the low countries. But why are these countries so low compared to the other countries of the world? Well I have some thoughts in that. In Africa, there are many tribes and cultural differences. In most areas the people hold pride in tribes and not in the state. The state government have a hard time uniting the people so the state is divided. The government is not getting much help from the people which is hurting them. They are not able to put plans of action together to solve problems in the state. The fundings are not there also. Disease is another factor. Middle Africa is the leading area of HIV in the world. This puts life expectancy at a very low age. Poverty and malnutrition also puts these countries in the low range. Many people cannot find work and are forced to make money anyway they can. Families are so large, but the money os not there to support such large famalies. All of these factors make the countries not wanted to live in and therefore give the country a low HDI rating.