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This article aims to provide the meaning of global devides

1. OBJECTIVE Define and identify the different types of global divides ( economic, digital, educational). Analyze the impacts of these divides on global development and inequality. Propose solutions to bridge these divides.

2. The North-South Divide is a socio-economic and political categorization of countries. The Cold-War-era generalization places countries in two distinct groups; The North and the South

3. First world Richer and more Developed Region 95% has enough food and shelter Economy: industries and major businesses, commerce and finance Textiles, lumber, clothing, machinery, and wooden goods Railroad Construction Third world Poor and less Developed Region 5% has enough food and shelter Source for a Raw Materials of the North Cotton product Depended entirely on cotton NORTH SOUTH

4. The B randt Report (1983) w as published by a commission chaired by the former German Chancellor Willy Brandt. The report identified:

5. BRANDT LINE

6. BRANDT LINE? it is a divisionary line which simply separates the rich countries in the North from the poor countries in the South. It encircles the world at latitude of 30°N. It crosses North and Central America, North of Africa and India, and then it goes down towards the South, placing Australia and New Zealand above the line

7. HISTORY OF THE DIVIDE The idea of categorizing countries by their economic and developmental status began during the Cold War with the classifications of East and West. The Soviet Union and China represented the East, and the United States and their allies represented the West. The term "Third World" was coined by states hoping to navigate between the two poles of the Cold War, and ultimately gave birth to the Non-Aligned Movement. These countries were generally less economically developed than their First- and Second-World counterparts. As some Second World countries joined the First World, and others joined the Third World, a new and simpler classification was needed. The First World became the "North' and the Third World became the "South