nPostednon September 12, 2013
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nWhatndo you suppose “South-South Cooperation” means?
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Apparently,nit is supposed to add to the North-South Cooperation that has alreadynbeen established: developed countries in the Northern Hemispherenreaching out to help nations that are still developing modernneconomies in the Southern Hemisphere.
Apparently,nit is supposed to add to the North-South Cooperation that has alreadynbeen established: developed countries in the Northern Hemispherenreaching out to help nations that are still developing modernneconomies in the Southern Hemisphere.n
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nAlthoughnthere are definitely some highly developed economies in the South!
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nAustralia and New Zealand spring to mind!
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nHow about Argentina?
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nAtnany rate, there does seem to be a lot of Northern-centrism. We almostnalways see photos, maps, and globes with the Northern Hemispherenabove the Southern Hemisphere—but since the world is a sphere, itncould be pictured South-side up half the time. Also, on this blog, Intalk more about December being Winter than I do about December beingnSummer, as it is in the Southern Hemisphere. Why am I so stuck withnN.H. goggles?
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nWell, for one thing, Inlive in the U.S., firmly in the Northern Hemisphere. n
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And for another thing,ncheck out these stats:
And for another thing,ncheck out these stats:n
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nAbout two-thirds of thenEarth’s landmass is in the Northern Hemisphere.
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nThere are about 166nnations in the Northern Hemisphere, compared to only about 29 in thenSouth.
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nAnd—get this!—aboutn90% of all humans live in the Northern Hemisphere!
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nCannyou name two continents that are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?
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nWhatnis the only Asian nation that is (partly) in the Southern Hemisphere?
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nIsnSouth America mostly in the Southern Hemisphere or the NorthernnHemisphere? How about Africa?
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nToncheck your answers, grab a world map or globe!
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nAlsonon this date:
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n National Video Games Day
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nAnniversarynof JFK’s “space speech” and other space stuff
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nCapenVerde’s National Day
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nPlannAhead!
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on Septembernholidays, Septembernbirthdays,nand historicalnanniversaries in September.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Octobernholidays, Octobernbirthdays,nand historicalnanniversaries in October.
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