Before revision: As such, the two terms do not refer to the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere, as many of the Global South's countries are geographically located in the former and, similarly, a number of the Global North's countries are geographically located in the latter., A closer geographic approximation would be to say that the Global North is approximately the northern half of the earth's land area, north of the geographical center of the earth, and the Global South is approximately the southern half of the earth's land area.
After revision: As such, the two terms do not refer to the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere, as many of the Global South's countries are geographically located in the former and, similarly, a number of the Global North's countries are geographically located in the latter.,