Economic classification Flashcards
The First World (developed)
Western Europe
North America
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
The Second World
State-controlled communist countries such as the former.
The Third World
Or Developing world: all the other less developed countries.
More detailed way._MEDC
These are most developed countries. They have high standards of living. They are reffered to as (HICs.)
More detailed way_NICs
These are countries that have experienced rapid industrial, social and economic growth since 1960.
Catergories of NICs
BRICS MINT CIVETS Next Eleven( N1) Centrally planned economies.
Oil-rich countries_ Suadi Arabia Libya
Oil-rich Countries_ such as Saudi Arabia and Libya.
These countries are rich in terms of GNP per head, although it may not be distributed very evenly.
LDC(Less developed country)
sub-saharan africa.
LEDC
Lower stage od development