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GLOBAL
DIVIDES
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NORTH AND
SOUTH
DIVIDE
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Modernization
Theory
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T-Y-H-R-E-O
Dependency
Theory
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Latin America
The Global Divides
The North-South
Divide
 The North-South Divide is also
known as The Rich-Poor Divide

 Imaginary line separating More

Economically Developed and
Less Economically Developed
Countries
The North Divide
 In the North, lay the More
Economically Developed
Countries (MEDC) in the world.

 Countries like Canada, United

States, Greenland, and Russia
are considered the “richer” or
more stable countries.
Why are the countries in
the North considered
MEDC?
 Stability that their economy has
 Change that is happening within it
 Education levels
 How developed their technology is
 Education and health care

-Countries that are considered MEDC

generally have a better standard of
living and quality of life-
How did the North
gain this advantage?
 Technological advancement in
weaponry
 1884, Hiram S. Maxim of the
US invented the machine gun
 Belgium invaded Congo in the
early 1900s twin they had an
easy win because they use
advance weapons
 Advancement in medicine
The South Divide
 The South Divide is the Poor side
 The countries here are known as
developing countries
 GDP, HDI, and general standard
of living within these countries
are considered inferior to that
of countries in the North
 Somalia, Vietnam, Haiti, and India
Why are the countries in
the South considered
LEDC?
 Unstable government and
poor economy
 Citizens who have poor
standard of living and quality
of life
 Low GDP, HDI
Why is the South as
such disadvantage?
 Main factor is colonization
 At some point in the history,
imperialists
-Most countries that were powerful
stayed powerful (France, UK) most
countries that were inferior stayed
inferior-
-An exception is the Us, a former
British colony, has developed into
the most powerful country in the
world
Human Development
Index (HDI)
 Reliable way to determine the
Northern countries from Southern
countries is an observation of
Human Development Index

 Measure of the standard living

within the country

 Always between 0 and 1, 1 being the

highest and 0 being the lowest
Top 10 countries with highest HDI

 Norway – 0.971 Netherlands – 0.964

 Australia – 0.970 Sweden - 0.963
 Iceland – 0.969 France – 0.961
 Canada – 0.966 Switzerland – 0.960
 Ireland – 0.965 Japan – 0.960
Top 10 countries with lowest HDI

 Nigeria – 0.511 Ivory Coast – 0.484

 Togo – 0.499 Zambia – 0.481
 Malawi – 0.493 Eritrea – 0.472
 Benin – 0.492 Senegal – 0.464
 Timor-Leste – 0.489 Rwanda – 0.460
Latin America
• Import Substitution
Industrialization (ISI) or Latin
American Structuralist
Approach
• United Nations Economic
Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean (UNECLAC
or CEPAL)
Theories of Global Stratification:

1. Modernization Theory
Argues that the tension
between tradition and
technological change is the
biggest barrier to growth
Walt Rostow’s Stages of
Modernization
• Traditional society
• Take-off
• Drive to technological maturity
• High mass consumption
2. Dependency Theory
Argues that in a world of
finite resources prospects
of both wealthy and poor
countries inextricably linked
• Peripheral nations
• Core countries
Quiz
1. What is Global Divides
2. The North-South Divide is also known
as The _______ Divide
3. Meaning of MEDC
4.-5. Give two reasons for a country to be
considered as MEDC
6. Meaning of LEDC
7.-8. Give two reasons for a country to be
considered as LEDC

9.Meaning of HDI

10.-12. Give 2 countries with highest HDI

and 1 country with lowest

13.-14. Give the two theories on Global

Stratification

15. Meaning of ISI