About north-south divide

1. THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
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GlobalDivides

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3. Global Divides: What isit?
socio-political and economic divide
gap between rich northern countries
and poor southern countries
As nations become economically developed , they may
become part of the North, regardless of geographical
location, while any other nations which do not qualify
for developed status are in effect deemed to be part of
the South.
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4. It startedduring…
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5. What is ColdWar?
» period of conflict and tension
that began after WWII but was not
an actual war
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6. What is ColdWar?
» battle of ideologies
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7. CAPITALISMVS. COMMUNISM
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8. During the Cold-War-Era…
the Western policymakers began
talking about the world as three
distinct political and economic blocs.
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9. FirstWorld
 developed and industrialized
countries
capitalist
a bloc of countries aligned with
the United States after World War
II
North America, Western Europe,
Japan and Australia. 9

10. SecondWorld
former communist
formerly the Eastern bloc, the
territory and sphere of influence of
the Union of Soviet Socialists
Republic today: Russia
Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland)
and some of the Turk States
(e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as
China. 10

11. ThirdWorld
all the other countries
today often used to roughly
describe the developing
countries of Africa, Asia and
Latin America.
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12. When the Cold Warended…
 The bloc of SECOND WORLD countries
became null and void.
 The terms “FIRST WORLD” and “THIRD
WORLD” stuck around in public
consciousness.
 THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES =
IMPOVERISHED STATES
 FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES = RICH AND
INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
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13. Social scientist sort countries into
groups based on their specific
levels of economic productivity.
They came up to a new and
simpler classification, which
is the
NORTH-SOUTH Divide.
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14. Global North-SouthDivide
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The Brandt line was drawn on the map as the
dividing line between the global north
(MEDCs or More Economically Developed
Countries) and the global south (LEDCs or
Less Economically Developed Countries).

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16. NorthSouthDivide
North – developed
South – developing
•North-South divide can be seen
in:•
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Economy
Poverty
Development
Life expectancy
Literacy

17. LiteracyRate

19. GlobalNorth
It comprises more developed countries
located in the Northern hemisphere.
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20. Home to
all the
members of
the G8 and
to four of
the five
permanent
members of
UN
Securit
y
Council
.
GLOBAL NORTH
USA,
Canada
, and
Wester
n
Europe
Develope
d parts
of
Asia,
Australi
a, and
New
Zealand 20
95 % has
enough
food and
shelter
and
functionin
g
education
system as
well

21. GlobalSouth
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 It comprises less developed
countries located in the tropical
regions and the Southern
hemisphere.

22. It
serves
as a
source
for raw
materia
l for
the
North
GLOBAL
SOUTH
Africa,
Latin
America
, and
Asia
Developin
g Asia
includi
ng
Middle
East
5% has
enough
food
and
shelte
r
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30. Closing the Gap:
The United Nations has
developed program dedicated to
narrowing the divide through its
Millenium Development Goals.

31. UN Millennium Development Goals
Sets targets for basic needs measures to be
achieved
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary
education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and
empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality rate
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and
other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for
development

32. UN Millenium Goals

43. Closing the Gap
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The United Nations has developed a program
dedicated to narrowing the divide through its
Millennium Development Goals. This includes
improving education and health care, promoting
gender equality, and ensuring environmental
sustainability.