Understanding the Term 'Third World'

Why is the term 'Third World' considered offensive?

• It suggests that some countries are better than others

• It means that all countries are dealing with the same problems

• It indicates that some countries have more buildings

• It suggests that certain countries have a larger army than others

What does Ngozi Erondu, a Nigerian American professor, think about the term 'Third World'?

• She thinks it's a positive label for less wealthy nations

• She thinks it is a very old (outdated) and offensive term

• She believes it accurately represents the global economic system

• She believes it is a term that is used too much and upsets people

What does Dr. Abraar Karan, who was born in India, think about the term 'Third World'?

• He considers it a positive label for less wealthy nations

• He believes it that the term is very offensive and insults everyone around the world

• He thinks it is unfair because wealth and resources were stolen from those countries by the 'First World'

• He thinks the term is not fair because the 'Third World' countries should actually be the USA

Why does Dr. Abraar Karan disagree with the term 'low resource' to describe certain countries?

• He feels it continues the idea of 'bullies' taking resources from colonised countries

• He thinks it makes people only focus on resources and not important things like education

• He believes it is an accurate and respectful term

• He believes it accurately represents the global economic hierarchy

When did the idea of 'Third World' start being used?

• During the Medieval period

• During the Cold War

• During the Industrial Revolution

• 100 years ago

The top 1% of the world's population controls ____% of the world's wealth

The term 'Third World' is normally connected with countries experiencing...

• ...no democracy

• ...widespread poverty, bad education and no democracy

• ...bad access to water, great democracy and good education

• ...widespread poverty, bad healthcare, and limited democracy

In what year did the World Bank decide to no longer make a difference between "developed" and "developing" countries in the presentation of its data?

• 2008

• 2016

• 2006

• 2010

What does the World Bank now decide to do?

• include data collections for the whole world, not just the 'developing' world

• include data collections for the only the 'developing' world

• include data collections for the 'Third World' countries