The term Fourth World has been coined to describe ?
Correct answer: D. countries that have fallen far behind the economic advances of the rest of the world
- A. the newly industrialized countries like Korea, Taiwan Malaysia
- B. The republics of the former Soviet Union
- C. Countries that still have a communist government like China and Cuba
- D. countries that have fallen far behind the economic advances of the rest of the world
Explanation
The Fourth World refers to countries or populations left far behind even the broader group of developing countries in economic and social progress. Newly industrialized countries and former Soviet republics belong to different classifications.
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