Understanding Global North and Global South

<p>Several countries defy the typical North-South Divide classification (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High-Income Countries (HICs) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inferior GDP, HDI, and general standard of living (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Countries below the North-South Divide (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Northern Hemisphere (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Higher economic development and stability (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>North-South Divide (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The global imbalance of economic and political power between countries predominantly located in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Countries typically characterized by higher economic development, including MEDCs.

Countries typically characterized by lower economic development and standard of living.

More Economically Developed Countries

High-Income Countries

Unequal distribution of economic strength and political power among countries.

The half of Earth north of the equator.

Countries that do not fit the typical North-South categorization.

Gross Domestic Product (a measure of a country's economic output).

Human Development Index (a measure of human development).

The level of wealth, comfort, and material goods available to a person or community.

The process of improving the economic well-being of a nation or region.

The state of an economy with minimal fluctuations in output, employment, and prices.

An informal term for countries in the Global South due to lower average incomes.

The difference in economic strength among countries.