GLOBAL DIVIDES ACTIVITY

It is comprised of all First World countries and most Second World countries.

• North

• South

It is comprised of Third World countries.

• North

• South

People often use the term as shorthand for poor or developing nations.

• First World

• Third World

Identified as countries which were allies of the United States

• First World Countries

• Second World Countries

According to the definition, the majority of these countries either practiced a socialistic system of government or a communist system of government.

• First World Countries

• Second World Countries

An important characteristic of countries in the South is the relatively high GDP and the high population.

• TRUE

• FALSE

This network of megacities is linked by transportation, heavy air traffic, heavy data flows, global exchanges/bourses, media hubs, large universities and multi-national corporate headquarters.

• 1st Network

• 2nd Network

He is a French economist and historian who defined Third World countries as countries that were neither Western Countries nor members of the Soviet Federation.

• Alfred Sauvy

• Moran

The “three worlds” model of geopolitics first arose in the mid-20th century as a way of mapping the various players in the World War II.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Citizens here are tied to a national economy and compete and collaborate in a national economy.

• 1st Network

• 2nd Network