Classifying the World's Development

Question 1

A country is classed as an HIC if the GNI per capita is over how many $?

Answer 1

$12,000

Question 2

What characteristic does an NEE economy have?

Answer 2

It is rapidly progressing.

Question 3

A country is classed as an LIC if the GNI per capita is

below how many $?

Answer 3

$800

Question 4

What is the Brandt map?

Answer 4

In the 1980’s, Dr Brandt classified the world into the rich north and the poor south.

He drew this line called the Brandt Line or the North-South Divide.

However, over time countries in the south began to develop e.g. Singapore and China, and the line became outdated.