A late 1960 country classification, developed capitalist countries including theUSA and western European countries
First World
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Late 1960's country classification, communist countries such as former Soviet Union and eastern European countries
Second World
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Late 1960's country classification, all other countries
Third World
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1980's 1 of 2 classifications, generally north,including USA, Australia, New Zealandand European countries.
MEDC's
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1980's 1 of 2 country classifications, generally south, include India, China, Mexico, Brazil, African countries.
LEDC's
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1980's Brandt Report= n/s divide,one flawis itcant tell you which countries are developing quickly and those not developeing at all
Brandt Line
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Nowadays theres a continuous spectrum of development shown by many categories.
Development continuum
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Most deveoped: UK, Norway, USA, Canada, France.
Rich industrial countries.
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Rapidly getting richer, economy primary industry (agriculture)to secondaryindustry (manufacturing), includes China, India, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa
NIC's
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Poorestand least developed include Ethiopia, Chad and Angola.
LDC's
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Quite rich/ high GNI althoughwealth belongs to a few people and rest are poor, eg Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Oil-exporting countries
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Aren't poor but aren't rich; in middle. Developing quickly but not as fast as NIC's, eg Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Poland
Forner Communist countries
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Late 1960's country classification, communist countries such as former Soviet Union and eastern European countries
Back
Second World
Card 3
Front
Late 1960's country classification, all other countries
Back
Card 4
Front
1980's 1 of 2 classifications, generally north,including USA, Australia, New Zealandand European countries.
Back
Card 5
Front
1980's 1 of 2 country classifications, generally south, include India, China, Mexico, Brazil, African countries.
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