8.1.1 Social and economic indicators of development. For example, gross national product (GNP), gross domestic product (GDP), gross national income (GNI), literacy rate, life expectancy, Human Development Index (HDI), infant mortality rate, calorie intake, doctors per person.

8.1.2 The use of indicators of development to compare countries at different levels of development and an evaluation of their usefulness.

8.1.3 Factors affecting quality of life and standard of living.

8.2.1 Reasons for differences in levels of development and the development gap, to include social, economic, and environmental factors.

8.2.2 The current global pattern of low-income countries (LICs), middle-income countries (MICs) and high‑income countries (HICs).

8.3.1 Definition(s) of sustainable development.

8.3.2 Social, economic, and environmental strategies and techniques used to try to achieve sustainable development.

8.3.3 An evaluation of the strategies and techniques used to try to reduce uneven development, for example, trade, international aid, and debt relief.

8.3.4 One detailed specific example of a named country classified as an MIC or LIC, to include:
• the reasons for its current level of development
• the strategies and techniques used to try to raise its level of economic development, quality of life and standard of living.