Which of the following statements about the Third World is true?
A) Except for Latin America, most Third World citizens live in urban areas.
B) The culture, politics, and geography of the Third World countries are very similar.
C) Third World economies are largely dependent on manufacturing industries.
D) The Third World is made up of non-communist developing countries.
E) About 80 percent of the population of the Third World countries live in China and India.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The term "Third World" originally referred to countries that were not aligned with either the capitalist NATO bloc (First World) or the communist Eastern bloc (Second World) during the Cold War, encompassing many developing nations that did not fit into these two categories, hence the correct answer is D.

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