 |  Environmental Science: A Global Concern, 7/e William P. Cunningham,
University of Minnesota
Mary Ann Cunningham,
Vassar College
Barbara Woodworth Saigo,
St. Cloud State University
Understanding Our Environment
Be Alert BoxesBE ALERT FOR: Link Between Poverty and Environmental Degradation
Since there is now a recognized link between poverty and environmental degradation, the economic status of the different peoples of the world has become an important environmental topic. Unfortunately, a proliferation of terms has been used in this economic classification, and many of them overlap in meaning. For example, the terms South (southern hemisphere), have-nots, Third World, nonindustrialized, and less-developed are all applied to the world's poorer countries. A similar situation exists with respect to richer countries.
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