Posted
on September 12, 2013
What
do you suppose “South-South Cooperation” means?
Apparently,
it is supposed to add to the North-South Cooperation that has already
been established: developed countries in the Northern Hemisphere
reaching out to help nations that are still developing modern
economies in the Southern Hemisphere.
Although
there are definitely some highly developed economies in the South!
Australia and New Zealand spring to mind!
How about Argentina?
At
any rate, there does seem to be a lot of Northern-centrism. We almost
always see photos, maps, and globes with the Northern Hemisphere
above the Southern Hemisphere—but since the world is a sphere, it
could be pictured South-side up half the time. Also, on this blog, I
talk more about December being Winter than I do about December being
Summer, as it is in the Southern Hemisphere. Why am I so stuck with
N.H. goggles?
Well, for one thing, I
live in the U.S., firmly in the Northern Hemisphere.
And for another thing,
check out these stats:
About two-thirds of the
Earth's landmass is in the Northern Hemisphere.
There are about 166
nations in the Northern Hemisphere, compared to only about 29 in the
South.
And—get this!—about
90% of all humans live in the Northern Hemisphere!
Can
you name two continents that are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?
What
is the only Asian nation that is (partly) in the Southern Hemisphere?
Is
South America mostly in the Southern Hemisphere or the Northern
Hemisphere? How about Africa?
To
check your answers, grab a world map or globe!
Also
on this date:
National Video Games Day
Plan Ahead!
Check
out my Pinterest pages on September
holidays, September
birthdays,
and historical
anniversaries in September.
And
here are my Pinterest pages on October
holidays, October
birthdays,
and historical
anniversaries in October.
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