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Global divides: |
The north and south |
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What is global divides |
- Socio political and economic divide - gap between rich northern countries and poor southern countries |
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As nations become economically developed, they may become part of the North, |
regardless of geographical location, |
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A country with an abundance of wealth and resources available to its residents or citizens. |
DEVELOPED ECONOMY |
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THE BEGINNING OF THE GLOBAL DIVIDES |
COLD WAR 1945 - 1990 |
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2 battle of cold war |
United states of america vs united soviet socialist republic |
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Period of conflict and tension that began after WWl but was not an actual war |
COLD WAR 1945 - 1990 |
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3 race of world war |
Arm race, space race, battle of ideologies |
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Battle of ideologist |
Capitalism vs Communism |
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three distinct political and economic blocs. |
The FIRST WORLD, The SECOND WORLD and the THIRD WORLD |
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developed and industrialized countries Bloc of countries aligned with the United States after World War II the United States and its capitalist allies |
The first world |
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Example of first world |
Examples: North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia. |
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communist Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites formerly the Eastern bloc, the territory and sphere of influence of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic today: Russia |
The second war |
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Example of the second war |
Ex: Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland) and some of the Turk States (e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as China. |
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all the other countries |
The third world |
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today often used to roughly describe the developing countries of _____,___,___ |
Africa, Asia and Latin America. |
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AFTER THE COLD WAR SECOND WORLD countries became |
Null and void |
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THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES = |
IMPOVERISHED STATES |
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FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES = |
RICH AND INDUSTRIALIZED countries |
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dividing line between the global north and the global south |
THE BRANDT LINE |
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GLOBAL NORTH = |
(MEDCs or More Economically Developed Countries) |
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GLOBAL SOUTH |
LEDCs or less economically developed countries |
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MEDCs |
- High GNP • Low birth and death High levels of literacy • Export mainly manufactured goods • Most people havo access to safe water and sanitation |
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LEDCS |
Low GNP High birth rates Falling death ratos Low levels of literacy • Limited accoss to safe water and sanitation |
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The Divide can be seen in: |
• Economy • Poverty Development • Life expectancy - literacy |
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Literacy rate |
NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE |
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It comprises more developed countries located in the Northern hemisphere. |
THE GLOBAL NORTH |
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The global to the north |
Home to all the members of the G8 and to four of the five permanent members of UN Security Council. |
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The global north ____ % has enough food and shelter and functioning education system as |
95% |
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Developed parts of Asia |
Australia, and New zealand |
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3 country of global north |
USA, Canada, and Western Europe |
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It comprises less developed countries located in the tropical regions and the Southern hemisphere. |
The global south |
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It serues as a source for raw material for the |
North |
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THE GLOBAL SOUTH ___ has enough food and shelter |
5% |
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3 countries of global south |
Africa, Latin America, and Asia |
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Developing Asia including |
Middle East |
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Rich, Industrialized, Wealthy Nations. |
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
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Developing Nations. |
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE |
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The North-South divide has more recently been named the |
development gap. |
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This places greater emphasis on closing the euident gap between rich |
(more economically developed) countries andpoor (less economically developed countries) countries. |
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The United Nations has developed a program dedicated to narrowing the divide through its |
Millennium Development Goals (Currently the UN Sustainable Development goals) |
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includes improving education and health care, promoting gender equality, and ensuring environmental sustainability. |
Development goals |
