ALYSA MAE B.

BAYTAN 1 BLOCK-B

Exercise 1: North-South Relationship

Global North
and global South got
here into the
vocabulary of
comparative have a
look at on
improvement amongst
international locations
inside the early
Nineteen Nineties. The
distinguishing signs
among North and South
are politics, technology,
wealth, and
demography (Odeh,
2010).
The worldwide North refers to advanced societies of Europe and North America which
are characterized with the aid of established democracy, wealth, technological development,
political stability, getting older population, zero population growth, and dominance of global
alternate and politics. The worldwide South represents especially agrarian economies in Africa,
India, China, Latin America, and others that aren't as economically sound and politically stable
as their global North opposite numbers and have a tendency to be characterized via turmoil,
conflict, conflict, poverty, anarchy and tyranny (Odeh, 2010). In quick, the worldwide North is
synonymous with development, at the same time as the worldwide South is related to
underdevelopment.
Exercise 2: Global North within Global South
METRO MANILA
Global North
The flood situation in Metro Manila has
long been a problem for many of its
FLOOD residents. With the unpredictable
SITUATION weather conditions in the country, people
worry about flooding issues in their areas,
especially during the rainy season.
Earlier this year, the Metro Manila
Development Authority (MMDA)
identified 22 flood-prone areas in Metro
Manila. Out of these locations, 11 are
located in the north. Most of them are
found in the City of Manila and Quezon
City.
The north has always been the center of
education. It is home to the top four
universities in the Philippines including
SCHOOLS the University of the Philippines –
AND Diliman, Ateneo De Manila University, De
EDUCATION La Salle University, and the University of
Santo Tomas – the oldest university in
Metro Manila. Aside from that, many
local universities and colleges are situated
here.
Made up of six cities, Metro Manila’s
northern part offers a relatively lower
cost of living in terms of land and rental
COST OF rates. The average land price, based on
LIVING the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s zonal
values, starts at around Php1,000 but
does not exceed Php 30,000 per square
meter. A family can rent a two-bedroom
apartment for Php 10,000 monthly.
Global South
In the south there is no stranger to
knee-length flood waters, such as the
case for some areas in Makati City as
per MMDA, the Geohazard Map of the
Philippines from the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources –
Mines and Geo Sciences Bureau
showed that most of the flood-free
areas in the country are located in the
south. It includes the cities of Taguig,
Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Parañaque, and
Pasay.
But the south is not far behind with its
plethora of international schools found
in the thriving districts of Bonifacio
Global City and McKinley Hill. Children
of expatriates and notable
personalities in the country go to these
educational institutions. Some of these
include International School Manila,
British School Manila, and the Chinese
International School Manila.
Home to several business districts in
Metro Manila, land values and rental
rates are much higher in the south.
Zonal values can cost as much as Php
90,000 per square meter, particularly
in the business centers. Colliers
International’s data also show that the
average rental for a three-bedroom
condominium in Makati is around Php
140,000, while in Bonifacio Global City
it is around Php 100,000.
Assignment 6: Metacognitive Reading Report
1. The things that I significantly learned from the readings are:
The separation of ‘third world’ and ‘first world’ or ‘global south’ and ‘global north’
countries have always existed. The categorization has always been perceived as a
measure of a country’s development. Generally, countries classified as ‘first world’ or
‘global north’ countries are countries that have booming economies, massive powers,
and strong political holds and vice versa for ‘third world’ or ‘global south’ countries.
As McFarlane cited in his paper, knowledge generally travels from wealthier to poorer
countries. There is a lingering tendency to view the global south as a place that
“knowledge travels to rather than from.” This perspective paints the global north
countries as the epitome of wisdom and global south countries as illiterate and barbaric.
Currently, globalization is at play. From economic integrations to cultural exchanges,
globalization has shaped the modern world. Despite this, we are still far from a
‘globality’ as Manfred B. Steger coined. The existence of the global north and south is a
major wedge between us and globality. This asymmetry in wealth and power has put
some countries on a pedestal and others in the mud. As a person living in the 21st
century, I can see how this is causing problems. Economic unions, due to different
economic development levels tend to have major problems. Some countries are getting
even poorer and some getting even richer. We need to address this problem.

2. The three things that are still unclear to me are:

The concrete definition of the North-South divide
The vague distinction between the global north and south countries
Euro-American Social Sciences

3. I used to think that the world is only divided by continents, and there is no like this
separation of countries.

4. The three questions I want to ask the readings are:

How do radical and liberal views translate to a country’s development?
Does knowledge solely flow from wealthier to poorer countries?
What definition of Global North and South was used in the article?