How can the World be Split?

Question 1

Problems of using first, second and third world?

Answer 1

No clear place for communist countries, Western Europe was biased, large difference between the third world countries

Question 2

First World?

Answer 2

Mainly capitalist free-market countries found in Western Europe and their old colonies such as the USA and Australia

Question 3

Second World?

Answer 3

Centrally planned, socialist or communist countries. These countries had different structure to those of the first world and had much more government control of business and public services

Question 4

Third World?

Answer 4

Least developed countries and developing countries

Question 5

North South Divide?

Answer 5

Simple method, contrasting the economically wealthier countries with the poorer agricultural ones

Question 6

Problems with the North South Divide?

Answer 6

Too simple, economies have changed, geographically incorrect

Question 7

Problems with MEDCs and LEDCs?

Answer 7

Development isn’t just economic- social and cultural too, negative to suggest that a country isn’t developed just because it doesn’t have much money

Question 8

5 Fold Division- Name the 5 different groups

Answer 8

1. Rich industrialising countries e.g. UK
2. Oil Exporting countries e.g. UAE.
3. New Industrializing countries e.g. India, China.
4. Former centrally planned economies (previous communist systems) e.g. Russia.
5. Heavily indebted poor countries e.g. Chad, Congo.

Question 9

Strengths of the 5 Fold Division?

Answer 9

Considers political, social and economic factors, More variation, countries can move between categories