Children in Costa Rica are **surrounded by** beautiful landscapes.
被……远离
被……围绕
被……破坏
The government ensures everyone has **access to** health-care and education.
拒绝
获取
失去
The Happy Planet Index is a **ranking** of countries based on environment and citizens' happiness.
报告
建议
排名
The index **examines** happiness on a national level.
创造
研究
忽视
Each country's **consumption** of the planet's resources is one of the index's measurements.
节约
保护
消耗
Costa Rica has succeeded in ______ tropical rainforests.
Costa Rica is a mid-income country, so most citizens can meet their ______ needs.
The Happy Planet Index was ______ in 2008.
The index ranks countries according to three key ______.
Costa Ricans don't care much about ______ or showing off their success with money.
Which country ranked first in the New Economics Foundation's Happy Planet Index?
Costa Rica
Japan
America
What is the Happy Planet Index based on?
A country's number of rainforests and tourist attractions
A country's impact on the environment and citizens' health and happiness
A country's wealth and population
What does Mariano Rojas say about Costa Rica?
Citizens have enough time for themselves and relationships
People are eager to show their success with money
It's a high-income country with rich citizens
When was the Happy Planet Index created?
2012
2008
2010
How many countries does the Happy Planet Index rank?
143
43
103
Why is preserving tropical rainforests not Costa Rica's only success?
Because the government also provides health-care and education for all.
Because the country's rainforests are not beautiful enough.
Because the country has no other achievements.
What is the basis for the Happy Planet Index's ranking?
The number of universities and hospitals in a country.
How a country affects the environment and its citizens' health and happiness.
A country's economy and military strength.
Which is NOT one of the three measurements of the index?
Citizens' life expectancy (how long they live)
Citizens' income level
Citizens' happiness
Costa Rica only focuses on protecting tropical rainforests.
Most Costa Ricans can satisfy their basic needs because it's a mid-income country.
The Happy Planet Index only measures citizens' happiness.
Costa Ricans are interested in using money to show their success.
The Happy Planet Index aims to measure whether countries provide happy and healthy lives for people.