why is africa called third wolrd counties,which is first and second.?

Answer 1

The three classes refer to level of development.

First World: USA, Many Western European Nations, Japan, Australia. (Mainly world powers, fully developed nations.)

Second World: Developing countries, Eastern Europe, China, USSR, Some Middle Easter Nations, India

Third World: Undeveloped Countries. African nations, Poverty stricken nations with no infrastructure or development.

Nations are listed based on factors such as industry, living arrangements, GNP, Government, Infrastructure, etc...

Answer 2

Third World is a term first coined in 1952 by French demographer Alfred Sauvy to distinguish nations that aligned themselves with neither the West nor with the Soviet Bloc during the Cold War. Today, however, the term is frequently used to denote nations with a low UN Human Development Index (HDI), independent of their political status (meaning that the PRC, Russia and Brazil, all of which were very strongly aligned during the Cold War, are often termed third world). However, there is no objective definition of Third World or "Third World country" and the use of the term remains common. Some in academia see it as being out of date, colonialist, othering and inaccurate; its use has continued, however. In general, Third World countries are not as industrialized or technologically advanced as OECD countries, and therefore in academia, the more politically correct term to use is "developing nation".

Terms such as Global South, less wealthy nations, developing countries, least developed countries and the Majority World have become more popular in circles where the term "third world" is regarded to have derogatory or out-of-date connotations. Development workers also call them the two-thirds world (because two-thirds of the world is underdeveloped) and The South. The term Third World is also disliked as it may imply the false notion that those countries are not a part of the global economic system. Some claim that the underdevelopment of Africa, Asia and South America during the Cold War was influenced, or even caused by the Cold War economic, political, and military maneuverings of the most powerful nations of the time.

The term Fourth World (as least developed countries) is used by some writers to describe the poorest Third World countries, those which lack industrial infrastructure and the means to build it. More commonly, however, the term is used to describe indigenous peoples or other oppressed minority groups within First World countries.

Answer 3

I learnt about this in geography 110, but that was like 2 years ago so my memory isn't too sharp. We were taught that there were four 1st world countries: USA, Canada, Australia, and Japan... they base it on the economy, living standards, and such. China is supposedly going to be a first world country in 10 years or less because their economy is booming but I don't understand that cuz their are so many people in China living in extreme poverty.

Answer 4

industrialized countries are the first such as america and western europe. second class countries are countries that are not great but getting by and the third world countries are countries that have people eating maggots and dirt. did u know that people from new gueina eat people?

Answer 5

all less developed countries are third world region not just africa and the industrial regions of the worl are refered to as first world and the second world used to be the communist industrialised region but i don't think those terms are used anymore it is either developed world and less developed world.

Answer 6

less industrialized nations are called third world, or third rate is what they really mean, the US woud be considered 1st i guess, and a second which doesnt really exist would be china i suppose

Answer 7

usually they're called developed countries like america. Third world countries mean they're not developed yet and usually poor.

Answer 8

if U really wanna see a third world ...go to Haiti..

Answer 9

America is first. And you spelling teacher must be second...........................fool

Answer 10

cause they are poor