Ch 28 Flashcards
(11 cards)
How many countries are there
> 190
How many countries are UN members
192
Explain group countries on economic and social development.
Economic: contribute to GDP (amount of gods a country produces)
Social: how long people live (education, health care, population growth).
What are the 3 categories of countries?
1st world
2nd world
3rd world
What is a 1st world country also know as
Developed countries
What are 2nd world countries also known as
Newly industrializing countries
What are 3rd world countries also known as?
Developing countries
Explain 1st world/devolved countries
Highest social and economic levels
- highest standards of living
- -economy=services
Explain 2nd world/newly industrializing countries
Undergoing enormous changes
- from developing to developed
- -various degrees of industrializing between Mexico, India, Brazil.
Explain 3rd world countries/ developing countries
- lowest social and economic level
- -mostly Africa and Asia
- –economy=primarily farmers
- —service industry poor because population mostly poor
- —-poor population=no taxes=no government support
- —–often foreign aid (money, food, etc….. Given from 1 country to another)
Explain the term “global village”.
- technology is shrinking the world
- -world becoming 1 large village
- –increasing interaction and connection
- — >190 countries
- —-192 are UN members
