NORTH AND SOUTH DIVIDE

The North-South Divide

• The global North generally includes the following countries: United States, Canada,
Western Europe, developed countries in Asia, and Australia & New Zealand (the two
countries are not located in the North, however share similar economic and cultural
characteristics)
• On the other hand, global South generally includes all the countries in Africa, Latin
America, and developing parts of Asia (e.g. Middle East)
The North-South Divide
• Rich-Poor Divide
• is the socio-economic and political division that exists between
the wealthy developed countries, known collectively as “the
North,” and the poorer developing countries (least developed
countries), or “the South.”
• Although most nations comprising the “North” are in fact located
in the Northern Hemisphere, the divide is not primarily defined
by geography.
 The Global Inequalities :
The Brandt Line that describes the global inequalities of
countries
In the 1980s, the Brandt Line (by Willy Brandt)
was developed as a way of showing the how
the world was geographically split into
relatively richer and poorer nations. According
to this model:
• Richer countries are almost all located in the
Northern Hemisphere, with the exception of
Australia and New Zealand.
• Poorer countries are mostly located in
tropical regions and in the Southern
Hemisphere.
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• As nations become economically developed, they may become part of the

“North,” regardless of geographical location, while any other nations which do
not qualify for “developed” status are in effect deemed to be part of the
“South.”
• “The North” mostly covers the West and the First World, with much of the
Second World.
The NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE
has more recently been
named …
DEVELOPMENT GAP.