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World Divisions. Political Maps. A political map shows how the land surface of the Earth is divided into countries – one example of the diversity of human life in our world. World Political Map, 2000. Why does it show so many divisions? Have they always existed? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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World Divisions
Political Maps
• A political map shows how the land surface of the Earth is divided into countries – one example of the diversity of human life in our world
World Political Map, 2000
• Why does it show so many divisions?• Have they always existed?• Are divisions changing today?• Is the total number of countries
increasing or decreasing?• What do these political divisions reflect?
(pop’n dist’n, cultures, devel’t)• Is it possible to aggregate (group or
cluster) countries?• Are there meaningful groupings?• Do basic groupings such as north v.
south or east v. west have any value?
World Political Map, 1938
A World Divided
• The world is not only divided into political units but also into larger areas to which labels such as ‘more developed’ and ‘less developed’ are often applied.
What does this map reveal?
Difference Across the Globe
Literacy, Health, Industrialization, Freedom
IMR, disease, crime
Literacy, Health, Industrialization, Freedom
IMR, disease, crime
• What are some of the words that we use to classify the world?
Three World Model• First World
– Capitalist, Industrialized
• Second World– Communist
• Third World– Developing
Five World Model• First World
– a high standard of living with a high level of industrialization - usually a democratically elected government and a healthy economic performance - e.g., the US, Japan, Germany, Canada, etc.
• Second World– a moderate standard of living, a moderate level of
industrialization, a communist government - e.g., Old Soviet Union, Cuba, China, North Korea.
• Third World– on the road to industrialization with industries exploiting
the newly discovered natural resources, a low to moderate standard of loving - a small upper class and large lower class - e.g., Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Iran, etc.
• Fourth World– a lower standard of living than Third World
countries - they have the potential to industrialize but need capital to exploit their resources to their fullest potential - e.g., Turkey, Peru, India,etc.
• Fifth World– very little potential to industrialize (in the
Western sense) - low standard of living - few resources - e.g., Sudan, Mali, Somalia, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Chad, etc.
North vs. South
North
• Wealth• Standard of living• Industrial
development• Population
South
• Population• Wealth• Standard of living• Industrial Development
MDC / LDC / LLDC
• Most developed countries (MDCs) are the richest of the industrialized and democratic nations of the world
• Less Developed Countries (LDCs) are countries with little industrial development, little wealth, and high pop growth
• Least Developed Countries (LLDCs) have very low per capita income, low literacy rates, and very little in the way of manufacturing industries
Developed / Developing
Developed• Poor• North• Industrial• Good roads,
transportation• High energy
consumption• Oil, coal, nuclear• Good health care• Clean water
Developing• Poor• South• Agricultural• Poor roads,
transportation• Little energy• Wood, wind, animal,
human energy• Disease and famine• Polluted or little water