Karteikarten
Ways of Dividing the World
Karten in diesem Stapel (7)
- 1What is the Brandt Line?- The Brandt line is a division created by Wily Brandt ( The Chancellor of Germany.
- The division is between the North and South: The Rich North and the Poor South - 2Give advantages of the Brandt line.- It is useful because it shows a simple representation of development.
- 3Give some disadvantages of the Brandt Line- It is 30 years old, and has not been updated
- It does not show the differences in the amount of help and development; it says the rich are equally rich and the poor equally poor
- It is a very general view - 4What is MEDC? LEDC? LDC? NIC?A. MEDC = More economically developed country.
B. LEDC = Less economically developed country.
C. Least developed country and D. Newly industrialised country. - 5What are the majority of LDC's?These are mainly landlocked African countries.
- 6What is the Five fold division based on wealth?1) Rich industrialising countries
2) Oil exporting countries
3) New industrialising countries
4) former centrally planned economies
5) heavily indebted poor countries - 7Give examples for each one of the above.1) UK, USA, Japan, Australia
2) UAE
3) India, China
4) Russia
5) Chad, Congo.