Human Development Index
A United Nations-devised ranked index of countries’ development that evaluates the quality of life issues (such as gender equality, literacy, and human rights) in addition to economic performance.
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A United Nations-devised ranked index of countries’ development that evaluates the quality of life issues (such as gender equality, literacy, and human rights) in addition to economic performance.
The cold ocean current flows northward along the west coast of South and North America.
The eastern portion of China is relatively well-watered and where the great majority of the Chinese population has settled.
A climate with cold winters, warm to hot summers, and sufficient rainfall for agriculture, with the greater part of the summer half-year precipitation.
A level to gently rolling area of grassland centered in Argentina with a humid subtropical climate.
A climate that generally occupies the southeastern margins of continents with hot summers, mild to cool winters, and ample precipitation for agriculture.