Geography GCSE
Brandt Line
What Brandt Line means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Brandt Line
An imaginary line drawn in 1980 separating the richer 'Global North' from the poorer 'Global South'.
Topics that use Brandt Line
- Definitions of development vary as do attempts to measure it (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bottom-up development
- Core-Periphery Model
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
- Human Development Index (HDI)
- Top-down development
- Development
Using Brandt Line in the exam
Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.
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