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Globalization and the economic distribution
of the Global Village
RC4, POP1, CP3
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the weekend you were asked to compile
a list of 25 random things in your home and
identify their country of origin or
manufacture.
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groups of three compare your lists,
eliminating any repeated items.
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person will be assigned a blank world
map. On the map indicate each of the
countries included on your homework list by
outlining the country’s borders with a
marker.
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NOT COLOUR IN THE MAP.
 Share your map with your group members.
 Add their countries to your map if they are
not already present.
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there any trends on your map?
 Any surprises?
 Is there an explanation?
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coined by the UN in 1980.
refers to the division of the economic world
based on physical geography: many wealthy countries
are found in the northern hemisphere; whereas a
multitude of poorer countries are found in the
southern hemisphere.
great disparities exist in the range of social and
economic development between the North & South.
Many poorer nations are chastised, by the wealthier
countries, for trying to improve themselves as the
result has often led to international instability.
Causes include:
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colonization and neo-colonization (see terms to know).
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“Average” wealth can be measured by per capita GDP (gross domestic
product) or per capita GNP (gross national product).
A country produces wealth through agriculture, mining, industry and
trade.
GDP is the total of a country’s internal (or domestic) wealth.
GNP is the total of GDP plus the country’s national wealth (including
payments made and received for ‘services’ such as banking, and
insurance).
If you divide the GNP by the population of the country you can discover
the average wealth produced by cash individual (‘per capita’ as it is
called).
This is the equation:
GNP = per capita GNP
Population
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Per capita GNP gives a useful clue as to the likely average wage. The
poorest countries in the world have a per capita GNP of about $150.00.
Hunger
 Hunger can be measured by average caloric
intake: 1600 calories per day is a critical
minimum; 2400 calories is the average need.
Disease & Death
 Disease and death can be measured by infant
mortality rates and the average age of death.
Education
 Education can be measured by literacy rates.
Countries are categorized by their level of
economic development.
Cold War Classification:
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First World = the Capitalist countries
Second world = the Communist countries.
Third World = poorer countries
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problem: countries were grouped based
on both ideology and capitalist development.
Post Cold War: two-tiered classification system
that was based only on development.
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Developed Country (DC), and Undeveloped
Country (UDC), were adopted as classification
categories.
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some countries didn't fall into
these two new categories.
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the most commonly used system
classifies countries as:
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LLDC (Landlocked Developing Countries)
LDC (Less developed country),
MDC (Moderately developed country),
HDC (Highly developed country).
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Characteristics that determine which category a
country belongs include:
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Gross National Product (GNP) per capita,
transportation and communication facilities,
consumption of energy and literacy,
and levels of unemployment.
 On
your world map choose 4 different
colours and shade in each country based on
their classification (HDC, MDC, etc).
 Create a legend to indicate what each colour
represents and to identify why there are
some countries outlined with a marker (from
Task 1).
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Afghanistan *
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bhutan *
Bolivia
Botswana
Burkina Faso *
Burundi *
Central African Republic *
Chad *
Ethiopia *
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic *
Lesotho *
Malawi *
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Mali *
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Nepal *
Niger *
Paraguay
Rwanda *
Swaziland
Tajikistan
The Former Yugoslav Rep. of
Macedonia
Turkmenistan
Uganda *
Uzbekistan
Zambia *
Zimbabwe
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Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Liberia
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Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
Togo
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
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Afghanistan
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Bangladesh
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Bhutan
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Cambodia
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Kiribati
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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Maldives
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Myanmar
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Nepal
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Samoa
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Solomon Islands
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Timor-Leste
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Tuvalu
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Vanuatu
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Yemen
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Haiti
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
China
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Fiji
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Madagascar
Maldives
Mauritania
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania (United Republic
of)
Thailand
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Yemen
Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Hong Kong, China (SAR)
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea (Republic of)
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav
Rep. of)
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Colonialism
 An economic system in which a dominant “mother country” maintains control over
the direction, organization, capital, investment, technology, and manufactured
products of the dependant colony which in turn supplies raw materials, agricultural
products, and cheap labour.
Neo-colonialism
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Economic imperialism; the control of Northern economic forces over newly
independent countries in the South.
Balance of Trade
 The difference between the value of exports and the value of imported goods and
services; raw products produced in the South are often worth less on the world
market than manufactured products from the North, resulting in an unfavorable
balance of trade for the South.
Burden of Debt
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When the accumulated debt of a country forces it to neglect social spending in vital
areas such as health and education, in turn lowering quality of life, in an attempt to
repay the national debt, usually held by foreign investors.
Sustainable Population Growth
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Growth of the population that is limited to the number of people that earth can
support indefinitely with available resources.
Multinationals
 AKA Transnationals. Enterprises that have their corporate headquarters in
developed countries (North) but operate a variety of branch companies in many
different parts of the world, particularly Southern countries.
Gender Murder
 Determining the gender of a fetus and discarding the undesirable one based on its
gender.
Infanticide
 Causing the death of unwanted babies/children.
Aid
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Money, food, goods or “considerations” given to a developing country by one or
more governments, institutions, or agencies. The reasons for giving vary- to provide
humanitarian help, to promote trade, to boost sales in the donor country, or to gain
political or military advantage.
The Green Revolution
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The use of modern machinery and fertilizers, better quality seeds, and improved
irrigation to improve food production in developing countries.