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Bridging the North-South Divide: Understanding Economic Disparities

Explore the disparity between wealthy northern nations and poorer southern countries, affecting majority of world's population with issues like malnutrition and lack of healthcare. Learn about classifications, key terms, and important indicators to understand global economic gaps.

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Bridging the North-South Divide: Understanding Economic Disparities

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  1. History 10 The North-South Gap

  2. North South Gap • Term used to describe the economic gap between the rich northern countries of the world and the south poorer countries of the world • 80% of the world’s population live in the south and own about 20% of the world’s wealth • These people deal with malnutrition, no clean water and food, no health care, etc.

  3. Northern Hemisphere You Live Here Southern Hemisphere

  4. Classifying Countries (cont’d) • The current system uses the following terms: • more developed countries (MDCs) • richest of industrialized nations, high quality of life, good health care, highly educated population • less developed countries (LDCs) • Little industrial development, little wealth, high population growth • least developed countries (LLDCs) • Includes 36 extremely poor countries, low income, low literacy rates, and little industry

  5. Definitions to Know • GNP/GDP- $ a country makes • PQLI- Personal Quality of Life (Index) • Life Expectancy- how long you are expected to live • Birth Rate- how many babies born in a year • Death Rate- how many people die that year • Infant Mortality Rate- rate babies that die in the first year • Literacy Rate- how many people can read

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