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The Main Menu Map is the first thing that appears after starting and loading the IFs website. It is a world map that allows the user to easily access a range of information related to the countries tracked by IFs. The user is able to adjust the view of the Map by left-clicking any country on the map or using control buttons (arrow, zoom and reset buttons) on the top right of the map, which allows the user to zoom in or out, and reset to the original view.
The ''Main Menu Map'' is the first thing that appears after starting and loading IFs. It shows a world map with easy access to a range of information related to the countries covered by IFs. The map is color coded to show how different countries compare to each other in a chosen variables (which is the Human Development Index by default). Once another variable is explored in one of the other display options in IFs, this most recently explored variable will then be shown when returning to the ''Main Menu Map.'' The left hand corner of the map has a legend which shows the current variable being displayed and its color coding. Zoom in or out in the map by clicking on the plus or minus signs at the right of map.
[[File:Main Menu Popup example.png|center|thumb|950x950px|Example of the Main Menu Popup once a country on the Main Menu map is clicked.]]


The user can view the information on any of the countries for which IFs has data by simply left-clicking on the desired country, which causes a small pop-up menu to appear with options from which the user can select. This help section outlines the functions performed by the multiple options, with links to the topic pages for each of the options in case the user wants a more in-depth discussion of how to use the options.
Click on a country to open a pop-up menu with options to explore country specific information and displays. The options on the pop menu include:


[[Country_Profile|'''Country Profile''']]'''.''' This is an option unique to the Main Menu Map. After clicking this option, a new page opens which displays a map of the selected country followed by a list of various current and forecasted values, both organized into several categories: Population, Health, Education, Social/Human Needs, Economy, Energy, Environment, International Politics, and Domestic Government. See [[Introduction_to_IFs#IFs_Issues_and_Modules:_Quick_Survey|Issues and Modules]] for more information on these categories. Icons next to each variable name allow the user to either draw a line graph or display a table with historical data or forecasts or both.
<u>POPULATION</u>


'''[[Basic_Report_for_Countries/Regions_or_Groupings|Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings]].'''&nbsp;This option has much in common with the Country Profile, but provides values for more selected years in a tabular form with years across the columns. This option can also be reached from the Display option of the Main Menu.
'''Population by Age and Sex''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Population#Population by Age and Sex|''Population by Age and Sex'']] specialized display for the chosen country.


Most of the remaining options below can be found under the Specialized Displays for Issues sub-option, which is located under the Display option of the Main Menu.
'''Birth Cohort Information''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Population#Birth Cohort Information|''Birth Cohort Information'']] specialized display for the chosen country.  


'''[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/population/population.html Population by Age and Sex].'''&nbsp;This option shows the distribution of the total population for a given country across age groups and divided between genders.
<u>EDUCATION</u>


'''[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/population/birthcohort.html Birth Cohort Information].'''&nbsp;This option allows the user to view the total population of a country/region or group, broken down into periods of their birth (because those periods often shape common characteristics).
'''Education by Age, Sex, and Level''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Education#Education by Age, Sex, and Level|''Education by Age, Sex, and Level'']] specialized display for the chosen country.


[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/education/education.html '''Education by Age, Sex and Level'''&nbsp;]'''.'''&nbsp;The diagram displays the distribution of levels of completed education from none through tertiary across age groups and separated by gender.
<u>HEALTH</u>


[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/worldvalue.html '''World Value Survey by Age'''&nbsp;]'''.'''&nbsp;The World Value Survey (WVS) displays three different dimensions of values in society: Materialism/Post-materialism (MATPOSTR), Survival/Self-Expression (SURVSE) or Traditionalism/Secular-Rationalism (TRADSRAT).
'''Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Health#Mortality and Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause|''Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause'']] specialized display for the chosen country.


[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/health/mortality.html '''Mortality by Age, Sex and Cause'''&nbsp;]'''.'''&nbsp;This option displays the distribution of number of deaths per 1000 people due to injury, non-communicable disease, and communicable disease between gender and age groups.
'''Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Health#Mortality and Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause|''Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause'']] specialized display for the chosen country.


'''Morbidity by Age, Sex and Cause.'''&nbsp;The organization of information in this option is similar to that of Mortality by Age, Sex and Cause, but the key variable shown is years of life lost due to disabilities stemming from injury, communicable diseases, and non-communicable diseases.
<u>DEVELOPMENT GOALS</u>


[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/economy/develprofile.html '''Development Profile'''&nbsp;]'''.'''&nbsp;The purpose of this option is to track how Human Capital, Social Capital, Physical Capital and Knowledge contribute to the annual growth of a country/region or a group.
'''SDG Overview Table''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Development Goals#SDG Overview Table|''SDG Overview Table'']] specialized display for the chosen country.


[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/economy/sam.html '''Social Accounting Matrix'''&nbsp;]'''.'''&nbsp;Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) is an extension of an input-output table that shows the inter-sectoral flows of goods and services in a given economy of a country or region; it adds information on financial flows among firms, households, and governments.
'''SDG Graph''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Development Goals#SDG Graph|''SDG Graph'']] specialized display for the chosen country.


[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/economy/financialflows.html '''World Bank Financial Flows'''&nbsp;]'''.'''&nbsp;This option allows the user to view the annual flows from and to the Bank, the cumulative debt position of the country/region or group, and the flow of World Bank funds to various sectors.
<u>GENERAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS</u>


[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/mdgs/mdgs.html '''Millennium Development Goals'''&nbsp;]'''.'''&nbsp;This option allows the user to track the progress made and likely to<del cite="mailto:Ara" datetime="2014-06-30T14:03">&nbsp;</del>&nbsp;made towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
[[Country_Profile|'''Country Profile''']]:  Display a map of the selected country and a list of current and forecasted values for a set of key variables. This is an option unique to the Main Menu Map.


[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/specialized/sustainability.html '''Advanced Sustainability Analysis'''&nbsp;]'''.'''&nbsp;This option displays the relationships between material inputs (such as fossil fuels and water) flowing into human systems and emissions (such as carbon dioxide) coming from human systems, on the one hand, and size of GDP, population, and labor force on the other.
'''Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings''': Open the [[Basic Report (Download)|''Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings'']] display for the chosen country.
 
'''Performance Risk Evaluation''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): General Performance Analysis|''Performance Risk Evaluation'']] specialized display for the chosen country.
 
<u>ECONOMY</u>
 
'''Development Profile''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Economy#Development Profile|''Development Profile'']] specialized display for the chosen country.
 
'''Social Accounting Matrix''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Economy#Social Accounting Matrix|''Social Accounting Matrix'']] specialized display for the chosen country.
 
'''World Bank Financial Flows''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Economy#World Bank Financial Flows|''World Bank Financial Flows'']] specialized display for the chosen country.
 
<u>WORLD VALUES</u>
 
'''World Value Survey by Age''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): World Values|''World Value Survey by Age'']] specialized display for the chosen country.
 
<u>ENVIRONMENT</u>
 
'''Advanced Sustainability Analysis''': Open the [[Use IFs (Download): Environment#Advanced Sustainability Analysis|''Advanced Sustainability Analysis'']] specialized display for the chosen country.

Latest revision as of 08:22, 21 July 2025

The Main Menu Map is the first thing that appears after starting and loading IFs. It shows a world map with easy access to a range of information related to the countries covered by IFs. The map is color coded to show how different countries compare to each other in a chosen variables (which is the Human Development Index by default). Once another variable is explored in one of the other display options in IFs, this most recently explored variable will then be shown when returning to the Main Menu Map. The left hand corner of the map has a legend which shows the current variable being displayed and its color coding. Zoom in or out in the map by clicking on the plus or minus signs at the right of map.

Example of the Main Menu Popup once a country on the Main Menu map is clicked.

Click on a country to open a pop-up menu with options to explore country specific information and displays. The options on the pop menu include:

POPULATION

Population by Age and Sex: Open the Population by Age and Sex specialized display for the chosen country.

Birth Cohort Information: Open the Birth Cohort Information specialized display for the chosen country.

EDUCATION

Education by Age, Sex, and Level: Open the Education by Age, Sex, and Level specialized display for the chosen country.

HEALTH

Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause: Open the Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause specialized display for the chosen country.

Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause: Open the Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause specialized display for the chosen country.

DEVELOPMENT GOALS

SDG Overview Table: Open the SDG Overview Table specialized display for the chosen country.

SDG Graph: Open the SDG Graph specialized display for the chosen country.

GENERAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

Country Profile: Display a map of the selected country and a list of current and forecasted values for a set of key variables. This is an option unique to the Main Menu Map.

Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings: Open the Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings display for the chosen country.

Performance Risk Evaluation: Open the Performance Risk Evaluation specialized display for the chosen country.

ECONOMY

Development Profile: Open the Development Profile specialized display for the chosen country.

Social Accounting Matrix: Open the Social Accounting Matrix specialized display for the chosen country.

World Bank Financial Flows: Open the World Bank Financial Flows specialized display for the chosen country.

WORLD VALUES

World Value Survey by Age: Open the World Value Survey by Age specialized display for the chosen country.

ENVIRONMENT

Advanced Sustainability Analysis: Open the Advanced Sustainability Analysis specialized display for the chosen country.

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