Globalization What’s the upside and downside of globalization? WG.7.D examine benefits and challenges of globalization, INCLUDING connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture [SUPPORTING STANDARD] YSLETA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM

Which words are you familiar with, and which do you not yet know? Connectivity Globalization Pandemic Standard of Living Negative effect Local culture Benefit Improved Challenge

What changes come from globalization? Connectivity

Is that a benefit or a challenge? Connectivity

What changes come from globalization? http://indrus.in/articles/2012/03/02/cars_instead_of_sausage_15027.html Improved Standard of Living

Is that a benefit or a challenge? Middle: Women in Russia shopping in supermarket. Top and Bottom: Two families in Kenya producing goods on mechanical sewing machines. http://indrus.in/articles/2012/03/02/cars_instead_of_sausage_15027.html Improved Standard of Living

What changes come from globalization? Pandemics

Is that a benefit or a challenge? Pandemics

What changes come from globalization? Top: Guarani woman in Paraguay sharing potato cultivation techniques with ethnographer Middle: China restaurant serving dual cuisine. Bottom: Aborigine elder women pass on the sand-story tradition. Loss of local culture

Is that a benefit or a challenge? Top: Guarani woman in Paraguay sharing potato cultivation techniques with ethnographer Middle: China restaurant serving dual cuisine. Bottom: Aborigine elder women pass on the sand-story tradition. Loss of local culture

Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek? Which of the following is a likely cause of improved standards of living around the world? F environmentalism G globalization H political control J planned economies Which of the following is a benefit of globalization? A pandemics B increased standard of living C loss of local culture D widespread environmental impacts

F connectivity to others G loss of local culture Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek? Which of the following is a negative effect of globalization on the cultures of the world? F connectivity to others G loss of local culture H higher standard of living J local dependency

Talk to each other, and then talk to me… WG.7.D examine benefits and challenges of globalization, INCLUDING connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture What’s the upside and downside of globalization? Use the word wall words to answer.

Resources http://www.theurbn.com/2010/10/global-networks-accelerate-commerce/ http://indrus.in/articles/2012/03/02/cars_instead_of_sausage_15027.html http://www.soxfirst.com/50226711/pandemic_preparedness.php http://rtf305-f10-07810-ser997.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post-11-globalization.html http://www.terralingua.org/bcdconservation/?p=82 http://www.kapululangu.org/