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What are locals?
Who are Globals?
What defines Mobals?
Locals who are trying to make it into the higher class and take risks.
What was apartheid?
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
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Who was Nelson Mandela?
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What percentage of the population are Locals and what percentage of total world income do they represent?
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What percentage of the population are Globals and what percentage of total world income do they control?
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What does the term 'global flattening' refer to?
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What is the average rich country population growth per year?
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What is the average poor country population growth per year?
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Study Notes
Key Terms and Definitions
- Locals: Majority group in society, under the control of Globals.
- Globals: Wealthy minority group wielding power over labor and locals, influencing immigration laws and government policies.
- Mobals: Locals aspiring to ascend to the upper class through often risky means, including immigration efforts.
Historical Context
- Apartheid: A systematic racial segregation in South Africa that upheld white dominance over people of color in all aspects of life, including residential and mobility restrictions.
- Nelson Mandela: Prominent figure who fought against apartheid; notably imprisoned for his efforts to dismantle the discriminatory system.
Demographics and Economic Distribution
- Locals Population Statistics: Comprise 85% of the global population yet account for only 25% of the world's total income.
- Globals Population Statistics: Represent 15% of the global population but control a disproportionate 75% of total world income.
Global Structural Dynamics
- Global Core: Comprises the powerful countries that dominate international affairs and economics.
- Periphery: Refers to nations not included in the global core, often experiencing economic marginalization.
Economic Indicators
- Global Flattening: Concept denoting the notion of equal opportunity in the economy, although primarily benefiting Globals.
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Population Growth Rates:
- Average growth for rich countries stands at 0.25% per year.
- Average growth for poor countries is significantly higher at 1.46% per year.
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