Indiana Social Studies WG.4.11
The Standard
Compare the levels of economic development of countries of the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product per capita and key demographic and social indicators. Map and summarize the results.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies · Economic Interdependence (Globalization)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare countries using GDP per capita, life expectancy, and infant mortality. They map the data with a clear key and write a short summary of patterns and differences.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can place countries in the right GDP per capita ranges on a map. They can use numbers to compare health measures and point out a country that does not fit the general pattern.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse GDP per capita with total GDP or think it is what each person earns. They may assume a high national average means everyone has a high income or good health care.
How to Assess It
- Give students a world map and a data table for Brazil, Germany, and Nigeria. Ask them to shade each country by GDP per capita and write two sentences comparing life expectancy and infant mortality.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a six-country data table and two blank maps; have them shade GDP per capita on one and life expectancy on the other.
Ask students to write two sentences comparing GDP per capita and life expectancy for two countries, using numbers from the table.
Hand out six country cards; teams rank them by GDP per capita, then re-rank by life expectancy and explain any changes.
Check two clothing labels for countries of manufacture; find those countries on the class map and compare their GDP per capita and health measures.
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