4. A world of Divide Flashcards
Global divides during the cold war
- first, second and third world regions
Countries that aligned themselves with the capitalies democracies of the (mostly) west.
First world (capitalist democracies)
Countries that aligned themselves with the socialism (mostly) soviet union
Second world (- Socialist (mostly) autocracies)
Countries that did not aligned themseleves with either
Third world (Non-aligned (neutral) )
Who are the original third world countries?
- Austria
- Finland
- Ireland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
What year did the third world label come to mean underdeveloped nations because many were newly decoloniased and poor.
1970s
comprises of wealthy, industrialized, and democratic countries
Global North
Global North includes what countries?
- USA,
- Canada,
- Western Europe,
- Australia,
- New Zealand
- Developed parts of Asia
comprises generally of developing or the least developed countries
Global South
Countries belong to global south
- regions of Asia,
- Africa,
- Middle East
- Latin America
Major differences: Global North
- Less Population
- High Wealth
- High standard of living
- High Industrial
development
Major differences: Global South
- Large population
- Low Wealth
- Low standard of living
- Low industrial
development - Agriculture
are almost all located in the Northern Hemisphere, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand
Richer countries
are mostly located in tropical regions and in the Southern Hemisphere.
Poorer countries
is defined as an increase in the cross-border flow of capital, goods, and people within a specific geographical area
Regionalization