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KEEP IN MIND - The HDI displayed is the average of HDI values for OECD nations.

There is a near-linear increase in HDI, from 0.75 to 0.81 from 1870 to 2007

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On Friday, the European Union will mark the 5th anniversary of the "Big Bang" enlargement, when 15 mainly Western European Members were joined by 10 Central & Eastern European members in the EU.

5 years on many historical issues remain that have tended to divide these countries. Slovenia is currently blocking the entry of Croatia to the EU, due to a dispute dating from the end of Yugoslavia after the Cold War. Possible future member of the EU, Serbia, refuses still to recognise the independence of Kosovo, a policy that may derail its membership prospects. On the other hand, Sebia's former partner, Montenegro, is moving ahead and is likely to begin negotiations on membership soon. Estonia's difficulties in living with its significant Russian minority polulation mean that many of them may not get to vote in forthcoming European Elections. Meanwhile, the EU's dissiculties with Russia have intensified, not eased, with the admission of countries that were formerly under the control of Europe's domineering Eastern neighbour. Some in the CEE are more favouribly disposed toward Russia than others, however Russia's actions this winter in shutting off gas supplies to Central & Eastern Europe won them no friends. There is a fascinating story in this week's Foreign Policy magazine, about the attempted prosecution of a Lithuanian Jewish partisan from WWII which shows how personal and tragic these difficulties are and how historic the divisions are.

In his Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance speech, John Hume, the architect of the Northern Ireland peace process described the European Union as "the best example in the history of the world of conflict resolution ". It would be paternalistic to say that the EU will eventually solve these problems, many are deeply person and involve many complex and intractable issues. However, the role that the EU plays in bringing States together and encouraging partnership will undoubtedly help Central & Eastern Europe exorcise its many and painful ghosts.
"The 15 welcome the 10", five years ago the EU enlarged to 25 Member-States.

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5 years on, and Central & Eastern Europe still exorcies its ghosts - Foreign Policy Blogs

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On Friday, the European Union will mark the 5th anniversary of the "Big Bang" enlargement, when 15 mainly Western European Members were joined by 10 Central & Eastern European members in the EU. 5 years on many historical issues remain that have tended to divide these countries.

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India's HDI has always followed a positive trend. It started out slow from 1870 to around 1930. Around this time the HDI rate started to increase rapidly.

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Since the 1870s Sub-Saharan Africa started to rise at a steady rate until the 1980s in which it slowed down. But it started to rise at a quicker pace around 2000.

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Comparing a country with a low human development index between a country with a high human development

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Central & Eastern Europe (including Russia) followed a positive trend since the 1870. It started to rise quickly around the 1950 but it slowed down around 1970.

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There has been an exponential growth in HDI in China, from 0.03 HDI to 0.47 HDI. Increased rate of human development started around 1950.

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This graphs shows the human development index in region across the world from 1870 to 2007. Each region has followed a similar positive trend over time.

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Each of these regional graphs needs a thorough definition and 3 images explaining it.

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Latin America was a slow growth until 1940, then they rose very quickly and at a fast rate. In 1940 its increase slowed slightly but then around 1990 it went back to its normal pace.

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Central & Eastern Europe (including Russia)

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Central & Eastern Europe (including Russia)

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OECD is a form of governments of 34 democracies for economic co-operation  development. OECD began at the top of the graph and continued to rise above the other regions/groups.

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This graph needs an in-depth and best-illustrated explanation since it charts all of the information together and was central to your homework last night. You should have at least 6 illustrations for this definition.