Global divide: The north and the this time, countries were Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Laos

south primarily categorized according and Myanmar on 23 July 1997,

to their alignment between and Cambodia on 30 April
 Global Divide talks about the Russian East and the American 1999.
gap between the rich West. It is the origin of dividing  FOUNDING MEMBER OF
industrialized countries and the countries into north and south. ASEAN
poor developing countries.  “First World” refers to so called o Indonesia's Adam Malik
 That is dividing into the developed, capitalist, industrial o Philippines' Narciso R.
Northern and Southern countries, roughly, a bloc of Ramos
Hemisphere of the Earth and is countries aligned with the o Malaysia's Tun Abdul
the socio-economic and political United States after World War Razak
categorization of countries. II, with more or less common o Malaysia's Tun Abdul
political and economic interest. Razak
 The Cold-War-Era (Capitalist) o Thailand's Thanat
generalization places countries  “Second World” refers to the Khoman
in two distinct groups; the former communist-socialist,  The ASEAN Emblem represents
North and the South. industrial states, (formerly the a stable, peaceful, united and
Eastern bloc, the territory and dynamic ASEAN. The colours
 The North is compromise of all
sphere of influence of the Union of the Emblem — blue, red,
First World countries and most
of Soviet Socialist Republic) white and yellow — represent
Second World countries while
today: Russia, Eastern Europe the main colours of the state
the South is compromise of
(e.g Poland) and some of the crests of all the ASEAN
Third World countries.
Turk States (e.g., Kazakhstan) Member States.
 The difference is the wealth as well as China. (Communist)  3. The blue represents peace and
between the North and the  “Third World” are all other stability. Red depicts courage
South divide. countries, today often used to and dynamism, white shows
roughly describe the developing purity and yellow symbolizes
 Global North includes North countries of Africa, ASIA and
America, Western Europe, prosperity.
Latin America. (Developing)  The ASEAN Emblem is the
Japan and Australia which has a
high standard of living and high reserved copyright of ASEAN.
literacy rates. ASIAN REGIONALISM
 Global South includes Latin  Asian Regionalism is the
The Global Media Culture
America, Africa, and ASIA product of economic interaction,
which are developing and poor. not political planning. As a  Media are the communication
result of successful, outward- outlets or tools used to store and
NORTH oriented growth strategies, deliver information or data.
 Less Population Asian economies have grown  Traditional Media or Old media
not only richer, but also closer include print media such as
 High wealth together. books, Newspaper, magazines
 The Association of Southeast Newsletters, Scholarly,
 High Standard of living
Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a Journals, Pamphlets, Fliers,
 High Industrial development regional grouping that promotes Broadsides, Billboards, Etc.
economic, political, and security  NEW MEDIA, means of mass
 Industry cooperation among its ten communication using digital
SOUTH members: Brunei, Cambodia, technologies such as the
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, internet. Technology:
 Large Population Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, and Telephone, Computers, Social
 Low wealth Media, Mobile Phones
Vietnam.
 Low Standard of living  ASEAN was established on 8
August 1967 in Bangkok by the
 Low Industrial development five original member countries:
 Agriculture Indonesia, Malaysia,
HISTORY OF MEDIA
Philippines, Singapore, and
 Arose during the Cold War of Thailand. Brunei Darussalam
the mid-20th century. During joined on 8 January 1984,
  Pre-Industrial is a time before many scholars, with roots and  Sociologist Saskia Sassen
there were machines and tools customs dating back more than popularized the term " Global
to help perform tasks on mass. 4,000 years. Roughly 95 percent city" in the 1990’s
 The Industrial Age is defined by of the world’s Hindus live in  She initially identified three
mass production, broadcasting India. global cities, “New York,
the rise of the nation state,  BUDDHISM - is a faith that London and Tokyo
power modern machine and was founded by Siddhartha  New york has the New York
running water. Gautama (“the Buddha”) more stock exchanges (NYSE)
 The definition of electronic than 2,500 years ago in India.  London has the financial time
age in the dictionary is With about 470 million stock exchanges (FTSE)
the electronic age the electronic followers, scholars consider  Tokyo has the Nikkei.
age began Buddhism one of the major  San Francisco must now factor
when electronic equipment, world religions. Its practice has in as another global city.
including computers came into historically been most Because it is the home of the
use. prominent in East and Southeast most powerful internet
 Digital age. noun. The digital Asia, but its influence is companies
age, also called the information growing in the West.  Other consider some cities
age, is defined as the time  JUDAISM - Jewish people "global city" simply because
period starting in the 1970s with believe there’s only one God they are great place to live in.
the introduction of the personal who has established a covenant
What is the purpose of global city?
computer with subsequent —or special agreement—with
technology introduced them. Their God communicates  A global city is a city that has
providing the ability to to believers through prophets the power to effect global issues
transfer information freely and and rewards good deeds while and change the global outlook.
quickly. also punishing evil.
 Media Imperialism is a theory Characteristics of Global City
 CHRISTIANITY -
based upon an over- Christianity is the most widely  Domination of the trade and
concentration of mass media practiced religion in the world, economy of a large surrounding
from larger nations as a with more than 2 billion area.
significant variable in followers. The Christian faith  High percentage of residents
negatively affecting smaller centers on beliefs regarding the employed in the services
nations, in which the national birth, life, death and sector and information sector.
identity of smaller nations is resurrection of Jesus Christ.  High-quality educational
lessened or lost due to media While it started with a small institutions, including renowned
homogeneity inherent in mass group of adherents, many universities, international
media from the larger countries. historians regard the spread and student attendance, and research
adoption of Christianity facilities.
Globalization of Religion
throughout the world as one of  A variety of international
 Religions have crossed the most successful spiritual financial services, notably
many boundaries, having missions in human history. in finance, insurance, real
been spread by immigrants,  ISLAM - Islam is the second estate, banking, accountancy,
refugees, aggressors, or by largest religion in the world and marketing
after Christianity, with about 1.8  Headquarters of
the founders of this
billion Muslims worldwide. several multinational
country. Ultimately,
Although its roots go back corporations
cultural differences have further, scholars typically date  The existence of financial
changed religious beliefs the creation of Islam to the 7th headquarters, a stock exchange,
and traditions within century, making it the youngest and major financial institutions.
religious practices. of the major world religions.

INDICATORS FOR GLOBALITY

Global City
 Economic Power
5 Major Religions in the World  A global city, is also called  Economic opportunities in a
a power city, world city, alpha Global City make it attractive to
 HINDUISM - is the world’s city or world center. talents from access the world.
oldest religion, according to  Economic Competiveness
  Global Cities are also center of and groups between changing pattern of mortality,
authority. residences or residential fertility and migration.
 Global cities are centers of locations. 
higher learning and culture. Measurement Tools for Population
 Social Mobility - the
 A cities intellectual influence is Static
movement of individuals,
seen through the influence of its
families, households, or other  Age and sex composition:
publishing industry.
categories of people within or o Median age - the age that
The Challenges of Global Cities between social strata in a divides a population into
 Global cities conjure up images society. two numerically equally
of fast-paced, exciting, Demographic Cycle sized groups - that is, half
cosmopolitan lifestyle. the people are younger than
 Global cities also have their  High Stationary (first stage) this age and half are older.
underside they can be site of o Age dependency ratio - a
great inequality and poverty as  A high birth rate and
measure of the number of
well tremendous violence. death rate, no any
dependents aged zero to 14
 Not all cities as are dense as change in size and
and over the age of 65,
New York and Tokyo. population.
 Cities only cover 2percent of the
compared with the total
world’s landmass, but they  Early Expanding (second population aged 15 to 64.
consume 78 percent of global stage) This indicator gives insight
energy. into the number of people
 The death rate begins
 The major terror attacks of of nonworking age,
to decline (starts
recent years have also targeted compared with the number
cities
decreasing) and birth
of those of working age
rate doesn’t change.
Global Demography o Sex ratio - the ratio of
Initial increase in
males to females in a
population.
 Demography - The scientific population. In most
study of human population  Late Expanding (third stage) sexually reproducing
which includes the study of species, the ratio tends to
changes in the population  The birth rates begin to
be 1:1.
size, it’s composition and decline while the death rates
 Birth and Fertility rates
distribution. still decrease. The population
o Birth rate
still increases.
Demographic process o General Ferltility Rate
 Low Birth Rate (fourth stage) (GFR)
 Fertility - refers to the o General Marital Fertility
reproductive experience of a  A low birth rate and low
death rate. The population Rate (GMFR)
population. The reproductive o Age – Specific Fertility
experience involves all stabilizes.
Rate (ASFR)
factors related to sexual  Declining (fifth stage) o Age – Specific Marital
behavior, pregnancy, and
 Birth rate is lower than the Fertility Rate (ASMFR)
birth outcome.
death rates. The population is o Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
 Mortality - refers to the level
falling. Total Marital Fertility Rate
of death characterizing a
(TMFR)
population, and the study of it Types of Demography o Gross Reproduction Rate
involves research on the who,
 Statistic - It means the study (GRR)
how, why, and when issues
of anatomy or structure of  Crude Death Rate (CDR)
related to dying.
community and their  Specific Death Rate
 Marriage – the legally or
environment in their given o Age Specific Death Rate
formally recognized union of
two people as partners in a population. o Sex Specific Mortality Rate
personal relationship o Age Sex Specific Mortality
 Dynamic - It deals with
 Migration -  is the movement Rate
physiology or function of
of individuals, households, o Cause Specific Death Rate
communities as regards
 o Maternal Mortality Rate  Comoros (GNI per capita: ranging positive impacts,
 Migration $1,570) including:
o Immigration Rate  Economic growth and job
Global Food Security
o Emigration Rate creation
o Net Migration Rate  Food security is defined as  Poverty reduction
(NMR) the availability of food and  Trade opportunities
 The world's population, one's access to it.  Increased global security and
today is 7.8 billion people,  A household is considered stability
may approach 12 billion by food secure when its  Improved health and
the end of the next century. occupants do not live in healthcare
Estimated in the 26 years hunger or fear of starvation.
Why is food security such a major
from today, it will most likely  Stages of food insecurity
global challenge?
have increased by about 2.5 range from food secure
billion to a total of 8 billion situations to full-scale  The obvious reason is that
people. As of this month, the famine. everybody needs food. But
world’s population is 7.8  The World Food Summit of the complexity of delivering
billion, according to the 1996 defined food security as sufficient food to a national
United Nations, which existing "when all people at population and to the whole
celebrates World Population all times have access to world’s population shows
Day. More than half of all sufficient, safe, nutritious why food security is such a
people around the globe food to maintain a healthy priority for all countries,
(3.97 billion) live in just and active life “. whether developing or
seven countries, according to  Food stability: Refers to the developed.
the UN’s estimates. China ability to obtain food over
What are the cause?
has the world’s largest time.
population (1.42 billion),  Food access: Refers to the  Population Growth
followed by India (1.35 affordability and allocation of  Changing Taste
billion). The next five most food, as well as the  Climate Change
populous nations – the preferences of individuals  Water Scarcity
United States, Indonesia, and households.  Troubled farmers
Brazil, Pakistan and Nigeria  Food availability: Relates to  Land Degradation
together have fewer people the supply of food through  Greedy Land Deals
than India. production, distribution, and
exchange. Global Food Insecurity Responses

IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL  Increase production through

Poorest country in the world FOOD SECURITY vertical expansion-increase
the total factors productivity
 Liberia (GNI per capita:  Growth in the agriculture by greater awareness and use
$710) sector has been found, on of good agricultural practices,
 The Central African Republic average, to be at least twice availability of quality inputs
(GNI per capita: $730) as effective in reducing at affordable prices
poverty as growth in other  Reduce production and post
 Burundi (GNI per capita: sectors. Food insecurity – production losses and
$770) often rooted in poverty – wastages by encouraging
 Malawi (GNI per capita: decreases the ability of judicious use of chemicals
$1,180) countries to develop their and improved processing
agricultural markets and facilities
 Sierra Leone (GNI per capita: economies.  Improve financial access of
$1,480)  Access to quality, nutritious the people to food through
food is fundamental to human employment creation, skill
 Madagascar (GNI per capita:
existence. Secure access to development and job
$1,510)
food can produce wide
 clearance information
networks
 Provide income support to
the extremely poor by
creating social safety nets.
 Improve general health care
by allocating more resources
to promotive and preventive
healthcare which is more cost
effective and helpful in the
developing countries than the
curative
 Population planning for
arresting its rapid growth
with particular attention to
mother and child healthcare
 Timely information about
the global trends in stocks
and production and early
warning in case of looming
food shortages must be
available.