i totally do not understand the 1st 2nd and 3rd world nations. are they countries or labels or what ? i dont even know could someone please help explain. im supposed to write the defintion for my homework
These are different categories of countries. Basically, First World countries are rich, Second World countries have some rich people are some poor people, and Third World countries are really poor.
Think of it like this
1st World: United States, Japan, Germany
2nd World: Mexico, Russia, Ukraine
3rd World: Nigeria, Uganda, Haiti