Lesson 9: GDP and Standard of Living

DIRECTIONS:

You will be reading an article and completing a worksheet.

WHY:

This activity will explore the the living conditions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Most people in Sub-Saharan Africa live on a lot less than what most of us in the U.S. are used to.

PART 1

Read Standard of Living article from United Nations Cyberschoolbus

PART 2

Review the following graph from tradingeconomics.com and then answer the questions below: Trading Economics: GDP per capita; PPP Sub Saharan Africa

1. What is GDP?

2. What is the GDP of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002?

3. What is the GDP of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012?

4. What is the trend you see in the graph above?

5. What does that tell you about Sub-Saharan Africans’ standard of living?