Key Issue 9-1

2. the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year
4. percentage of a country's people who can read and write
5. includes manufacturers that process, transform, and assemble raw materials into useful products
6. continent where a majority of the countries are very highly developed
7. created to measure the level of development of every country
9. the group that created the HDI
11. includes activities that directly extract materials from Earth through agriculture and sometimes by mining, fishing, and forestry
12. region where most HDIs are in the medium developing category

1. the gross value of a product minus the costs of raw materials and energy
2. the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, including money that leaves and enters the country
3. involves the provision of goods and services to people in exchange for payment, such as retailing, banking, law, education, and government
5. region where most HDIs are in the low developing category
8. value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it
10. an adjustment made to the GNI to account for differences among countries in the cost of goods