CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY 1202 UNIT 4: Global Issues in Canadian Geography

We are connected to other countries in the world more than we ever were? How so?

How do we connect with other countries? Trading goods Tourism Sports Communication Systems (internet, telephone, etc.) Increased Migration Transportation advances (planes, automobiles, trains, subways, etc.) ANYTHING ELSE?

How do your everyday actions have far-reaching effects all over the world? Refer to pages 385 and 386

GLOBAL VILLAGE Advances in technology, especially in communications and transportation, have brought people around the world closer together so that they can interact almost as easily as if they lived in the same small village

GLOBALIZATION The complex international relationship of increasing economic and social interaction

QUESTIONS

1. Where are your everyday items made? (Here and at home) What does this tell you?

2. Is the world more interdependent today than it was in the past?

3. Why is the world becoming more interdependent? What are the consequences of this trend?

4. Who might like the idea of the “Global Village”? Who might not? Why?

5. How is globalization affecting Canadian culture? How would our lifestyle change if we were to be “cut off” from the outside world?

6. Do the benefits of globalization outweigh the negative consequences? Why?

THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION Child Labour Poverty and World Hunger International Drug Trade and Smuggling Global Warming Free Trade (p. 388) ANYTHING ELSE?

WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?

Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) try to find solutions for global issues. They are especially concerned with human rights issues (child labour) and environmental issues (habitat protection and preserving endangered species)

Be a good GLOBAL CITIZEN: Canadian citizen has well-established human rights. Take advantage of this. Take responsibility and take action. It can be big or small.

Tips on being a good Global Citizen Be empathetic (put yourself in someone else’s shoes) Think critically (analyze issues from all sides) ADD TO THIS LIST……..

THE GLOBALIZATION OF CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT Much of the TV shows and movies you watch, the music you listen to and the material you read comes from ____________________. Is this a good thing?

Things that are done to preserve culture:

CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Government body that regulates the broadcasting industry in order to protect Canadian culture Radio and TV broadcasters MUST air a certain percentage of Canadian content

UNESCO ( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Helps preserve cultural, natural and historical sites around the world. Quebec City: half of the buildings built before 1850 L’Anse aux Meadows, NL Gros Morne, NL