The document discusses the historical categorization of countries into economic and developmental groups, originating during the Cold War with classifications of the East and West. It introduces the terms 'global north' and 'global south' and outlines the socioeconomic disparities between them, including differences in wealth, development, and resources. The document emphasizes various factors contributing to the existing global divide, such as historical dominance, resource availability, and unjust trade practices.

1. THE GLOBAL DIVIDES

2. HISTORY
- the idea of categorizing countries by the their economic
and developmental status began during the Cold War with
the classifications of East and West. The Soviet Union and
China represented the East, while the United States and
their allies represented the West.
- The term ”Third World” was coined by states hoping to
navigate between the two poles of the Cold War.
- As some Second World countries joined the First World,
and some joined the Third World, a new and simpler
classification was needed. The First World became the
North and the Third World became the South.

3. WHAT IS GLOBAL DIVIDES?
- also known as the North-Side
divide.
- is a socio-economic and political
categorization of countries. The
Cold War era generalization places
countries in two distinct groups:
The North and the South.

4. BRANDT LINE

5. - by Willy Brandt, West German
chancellor
- is a divisionary line which simply
separates the rich countries in the
North from the poor countries in the
South.
- crosses North and Central America,
North of Africa and India, and then it
goes down towards the South, placing
Australia and New Zealand above the
line

6.  The North is
comprised of all
First World
Countries and
most Second
World Countries
 The South is
comprised of
Third World
Countries
This categorization ignores the geographic position of countries with
some countries in the southern hemisphere such as Australia and New
Zealand being labeled as part of the North

7. GLOBAL NORTH
United States, Canada, Western
Europe. Outermost regions of the
European Union
Developed parts of Asia,
Australia, and New Zealand
Home to all G8 (France, Germany,
Italy, UK, Japan, USA, Canada and
Russia)

8. 8
GLOBAL SOUTH
Africa, Latin America
Developing Asia, including Middle
East

9. GLOBAL NORTH
 First World
 Richer and more
developed region
 95% has enough food
and shelter
 ¼ of the total
population
 80% of the total income
of the world
 Developed economies
and account for over
90% of all
manufacturing
industries in the world
GLOBAL SOUTH
 Third World
 Poor and less
developed region
 5% has enough food
and shelter
 ¾ of the total
population
 20% of the total income
of the world
 Mostly relies on
imports from the North
and have low
technological
penetration (Raw

10. Why is there a gap?
- historical dominance
- availability of natural resources
- different levels of health and education
- economies and industrial sectors
- how countries are governed and international
relationships between countries
- unjust global trade practices

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