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What is one of the factors of a developed country mentioned in the text?
What is one of the factors of a developed country mentioned in the text?
What is a factor that directs the economic development of states according to the text?
What is a factor that directs the economic development of states according to the text?
Which region saw uneven immigration patterns in the late 18th and 19th centuries?
Which region saw uneven immigration patterns in the late 18th and 19th centuries?
What drives people from countries in the south to migrate to the North according to the text?
What drives people from countries in the south to migrate to the North according to the text?
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What was a common aspiration for Africans and Southwest Asians mentioned in the text?
What was a common aspiration for Africans and Southwest Asians mentioned in the text?
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Which of the following countries are part of the Global North?
Which of the following countries are part of the Global North?
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Which group of countries is often referred to as the Third World?
Which group of countries is often referred to as the Third World?
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What percentage of the world's income is controlled by one-quarter of the world's population in the Global North?
What percentage of the world's income is controlled by one-quarter of the world's population in the Global North?
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Which region has a functioning educational system for 95% of its population?
Which region has a functioning educational system for 95% of its population?
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What is a characteristic of the Global South in terms of food and shelter availability?
What is a characteristic of the Global South in terms of food and shelter availability?
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Which statement best describes the economic situation of the Global South?
Which statement best describes the economic situation of the Global South?
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Study Notes
Global Divides: The North and the South
- The Global North consists of developed countries including the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and developed parts of Asia.
The North
- The North is home to all G8 members (France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, Canada, and Russia) and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
- The region is richer and more developed, with one-quarter of the world's population controlling four-fifths of the world's income.
- 90% of the manufacturing industries are owned and located in the North.
- 95% of the population in the North has enough food and shelter, and 95% has access to a functioning educational system.
The South
- The Global South consists of developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and developing Asia, including the Middle East.
- The region is poorer and less developed, with three-quarters of the world's population having access to only one-fifth of the world's income.
- Only 5% of the population in the South has enough food and shelter, and the region lacks appropriate technology, has no political stability, and has economies dependent on primary product exports.
Economic Development
- Economic development is measured by advancements in technology, transition from an agricultural-based economy to an industrial-based economy, and improvement in living standards.
- Other factors that define a developed country include life expectancy, levels of education, poverty, and employment rates.
Factors of Economic Development
- Three key factors that direct the economic development of states are:
- International behavior within and between nation-states, including integration and cooperation with some geographic areas.
- The resulting position of states and regions within the global market and related political-economic hierarchy.
- Uneven immigration patterns, which lead to inequality, particularly in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
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Explore the geographical division between the Global North and the Global South, including key countries in each region. Learn about the G8 members and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council from the Global North.
