GLOBALNORTHCHUCUH Flashcards
is an imaginary line separating More
Economically Developed (MEDC)
and Less Economically Developed
Countries (LEDC).
The North-South Divide
(MEDC)
More
Economically Developed countries
LEDC
LESS ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
The countries are considered MEDC because of the stability that their
economy has and the change that is happening within it.
GLOBAL NORTH
Countries that are considered MEDC generally have a better standard of
living and quality of life. Aspects which may show this is how long the
country’s life expectancy is, education levels, if there are doctors available
(medicine) and how developed their technology is.
GLOBAL NORTH
These countries are known as developing countries, meaning the GDP, HDI
and general standard of living within these countries are considered inferior
to that of countries in the “North”.
GLOBAL SOUTH
some characteristics of global south
in this region may include low ___
gdp and hdi
what is the common southern problem
colonialism and poverty
latin american countries
north and central america
south america
caribbean
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
north and central america
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
South America:
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti
caribbean
was a Venezuelan military
leader who was instrumental in the
revolutions against the Spanish empire.
simon bolivar
his solution to sounthern problem is revolution
simon bolivar
simon bolivar is considered as
el libertador
was a South American soldier
who was instrumental in the continent’s
revolutions against the Spanish empire.
simon bolivar
was Bolivia’s first Indian
president, and founder of the Bolivian
leftist Movement Toward Socialism.
evo morales
he helped
found a national political party—the leftist
Movement Toward Socialism.
evo morales
During his
presidency, he sold oil to Cuba and resisted
efforts to stop narcotic trafficking in Colombia,
and subsequently strained relations with the
United States.
hugo chavez
he created a new
constitution for the country, which included
changing its name to the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela. He later focused his efforts on gaining
control of the state-run oil company, which
stirred controversy and led to protests. In 2006,
he helped create the Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas, a socialist free-trade
organization.
hugo chavez
cuban leader. established the first communist state in the
Western Hemisphere after leading an
overthrow of the military dictatorship of
Fulgencio Batista in 1959.
fidel castro
During that time,
his regime was successful in reducing
illiteracy, stamping out racism and improving
public health care, but was widely criticized
for stifling economic and political freedoms.
fidel castro
was an Argentinean-born,
Cuban revolutionary leader who became a
left-wing hero.
ernesto Che Guevara
The widespread poverty and oppression he witnessed, fused with his interest in Marxism, convinced him that the only solution to South and Central America's problems was armed revolution.
ernesto che guevara
