Unit 6: Global Divides: North & South

Question 1

The 3 classifications of the world originated during the […]

Answer 1

Cold War

Question 2

The 3 classifications of the world based on politics and economics

Answer 2

• First World
• Second World
• Third World

Question 3

World Classification

The capitalist and industrialized countries

Answer 3

First World

Question 4

World Classification

The communist countries and their allies

Answer 4

Second World

Question 5

World Classification

The least developed countries that were formerly colonized

Answer 5

Third World

Question 6

Third World means […], which was coined by French demographer […] in […]

Answer 6

• underprivileged people
• Alfred Sauvy
• 1952

Question 7

At the end of the Cold War, the North-South Divide was created, wherein the Global North refers to the […] while the Global South refers to the […]

Answer 7

• First World
• Third World

Question 8

A theory that explains that the Global South’s economic development decreases while the Global North’s increases due to the latter’s exploitation of the former

Answer 8

Dependency Theory