The document summarizes key economic, social, and development disparities between the North and South. The North's economy is based on manufacturing and industry, while the South's relies on agriculture and slavery. The North has higher incomes, literacy, education levels, access to resources, and lower birth/death rates. In contrast, the South has a less developed economy, lower literacy and education, less access to shelter, food and healthcare, and higher birth and death rates. Overall, the North has significantly greater economic development and quality of life indicators compared to the South.

1. The Disparities Between the North
and South

2. The start of
Economies…NORTH:
• The economy of the
North is based on
manufacturing.
Producing goods in
factories, many in which
produced textiles with
the cotton growth from
the South.
SOUTH:
• The economy of the
South is based on
agriculture. Picking
cotton, for example has
been one of the most
important crops.
Resulting in a larger
number of slaves to pick
it. Slavery is essential to
the Souths economy

3. …Economies Continued
NORTH:
• ¼ of the worlds
population controls
4/5’s of the worlds
income
• 90% of the worlds
manufacturing
industries are owned
and located in the
North
SOUTH:
• Foreign exchange
earnings depends
on primary product
exports
• 3/4’s of the worlds
populations has access
to only 1/5 of the
worlds income

4. NORTH:
• 95% of the population
has access to shelter
and food
• 95% of the population
has access to a
functioning education
system
• Excellent transportation
methods (paved roads)
SOUTH:
• Only 5% of the
population has access
to shelter and food
• The south lack the right
technologies and are
politically unstable

5. Education
NORTH:
• High level of literacy
• Highly trained
workforce
• Workers and staff are
paid high rate wages
SOUTH:
• Low level of literacy
• Low skilled level
workforce results in low
wages
• Government is the main
provider of education
and have low percentage
of public expenditure for
education.

6. … Education
NORTH:
SCHOOL IN A DEVELOPED
COUNTRY (UNITED STATES)
SOUTH:
SCHOOL IN A DEVELOPING
COUNTRY (AFRICA)

7. Birth Rates…
NORTH:
• Low birth rates:
• Low infant mortality rate
• Expensive to look after
large families
• More women prefer to
concentrate on their
career
• Increased sexual equality;
women have more control
over their own fertility
SOUTH:
• High birth rates:
• High infant mortality rate
• Large families can help in
looking after the
farm/crops
• Parents will expect that
some of their children will
die
• Children will be able to
look after their parents if
they become ill and unable
to work

8. …Death Rates
NORTH:
• Low death rates:
• Good housing
conditions
• Safe water supply
• Plenty of food to eat
• Access to advance
medical services and
hospitals that are easy
to reach.
SOUTH:
• High death rates:
• Dirty, unreliable water
supply
• Poor housing conditions
• Poor access to medical
services
• Shortage of diet and
Endemic disease in
some countries.

9. GDP per capita
NORTH:
• In US$ the north has a
GDP per capita of
24,962.25$
• Has a GDP of
49,870,794$ (US)
SOUTH:
• In US$ the south has a
GDP per capita of
5304.5$
• Has a GDP of
5,173,931$ (US)