Research should include examining different countries’
- varying standards of living
- patterns of economic growth
- levels of energy consumption rise or fall in relation to these factors.
Teacher Resources:
Process/Skill Questions:
- How are standard of living and economic growth defined?
- What is the most important indicator of lower energy consumption in a given country?
- What relationships can be identified between energy consumption rates and infant mortality rates? Energy consumption and life expectancy? Energy consumption and obesity?
- How does the energy consumption of a developed country differ from that of a developing country?
- How are economic growth, standard of living, and energy consumption related?
- How can there be improved economic growth or standard of living while consuming less energy?
- What are some traditional drivers of economic growth?