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Global Classification Models: Unveiling World Development Patterns

Explore a virtual atlas of mental maps classifying countries using two-group, three-group, and five-group models based on economic and cultural development. Discover how countries like Canada, USA, China, and Nigeria fit into these classifications, and understand the nuances of categorization. From developed vs. underdeveloped nations to the dynamic nature of cultural development, this atlas breaks down global patterns with data on natural increase, literacy, GDP, and more. Delve into the complexities of the world we carry in our minds.

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Global Classification Models: Unveiling World Development Patterns

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  1. MENTAL MAP A virtual atlas of the world that we carry around with us in our mind.

  2. Classifying Countries • TWO GROUP MODEL • THREE GROUP MODEL • FIVE GROUP MODEL

  3. Using Two Groups • Developed/Underdeveloped World • Developed/Developing World • North-South

  4. Developed vs. Underdeveloped • Classified by economic development • DEVELOPED: Canada, USA, Germany • UNDERDEVELOPED: Brazil, China, Nigeria, Jamaica

  5. PROBLEM: • Only measures ECONOMIC development • India and China are highly developed CULTURALLY

  6. Developed vs. Developing • This idea reflects the dynamic nature of the world • South Korea and Singapore were developing 50 years ago… now they are developed.

  7. North – South • Most developed countries are farther north than developing countries.

  8. PROBLEMS • Countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina are southern countries but highly developed.

  9. USING THREE GROUPS • First/Second/Third World • Developed/Newly Industrialized/Developing

  10. First World Countries • Developed Capitalist countries • Canada, USA, Japan and UK

  11. Second World Countries • Former communist countries • Russia, Poland, and Hungary

  12. Third World Countries • Underdeveloped, developing or “South” countries • Brazil, China, Nigeria, Jamaica

  13. FIVE WORLD MODEL • First World • Second World • Third World • Fourth World • Fifth World

  14. First World • Highest level of economic and social development • Canada, Japan, France

  15. Second World • High social development, but less economically developed • Cuba, China, Russia

  16. Third World • Advanced in the transition of development, socially and economically • Brazil, Mexico, Malaysia

  17. Fourth World • Early stages of transition towards being developed. • Indonesia, India, Ecuador

  18. Fifth World • Little evidence of economic or social development • Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti

  19. Data Used Data used to determine the characteristics of each of the five worlds…

  20. Natural Increase

  21. Infant Mortality

  22. Literacy Percentage

  23. Per capita GDP

  24. % GDP from Agriculture

  25. Per capita Motor Vehicles

  26. Per capita Energy Consumption

  27. Per capita Mobile Phone Subscriptions

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