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DAY 2: TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION Unit 1
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BBC One-Minute News What topics were covered on the news today?
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Today’s World Countries tied together through globalization *process in which trade & culture link countries Improvement in communication/transportation make trade easy Effect of global trade=Interdependence Relationship of countries who depend on each other for resources, goods, services Occurs when countries vary in goods/services they produce What is an example of interdependence in today’s world?
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Developed vs. Developing Based on economic development Developed Countries Industrialized Strong economies High standard of living US, Japan, etc., 20% of world’s nations Developing Countries—there are different levels Less productive economies Lower standard of living Guatemala, Philippines, etc., in Africa, southern Asia
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Global Economic Ties Multinational corporations Large companies that operate in mult. Countries Outsourcing: having work done elsewhere to cut costs Create jobs/wealth in developing countries Fail to improve Stand. Of Living in developing countries Price of global trade If price of a raw material goes up in one country, the price of the manufactured good goes up in another county If an economy fails in one nation, other nations relying on them for trade will suffer as well
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Global Trade Free Trade More goods for lower prices GATT-General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1948 WTO-World Trade Organization 1995 OPEC-Org. of Petroleum Exporting Countries Regional Trade EU-European Union NAFTA-North American Free Trade Agreement ASEAN-S/E Asia SADC-Southern Africa
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What Else is Spread Through Trade?
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Global Challenges Human Rights, Abuses in developing countries NGO-any nongovernment organization working to provide services in better Human Rights Poverty Over 20% of world lives on >$1 a day Many causes (gov’t, resources, war, pop growth) Famine=Result of poverty Extreme shortage of food Wealthy countries loan bil. of $ a year to poor countries
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More Global Challenges Disease SARS-China Epidemic-outbreak of contagious disease that spreads fast/affects many HIV/AIDS Natural Disasters Tsunami, Hurricane, Earthquake Refugees People who flee violence in their home country and seek safety (Syria) Migration, push and pull factors Push factors: war, persecution, poverty Pull factors: jobs, education, better life Urbanization: increase in % of people living in cities
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Unit 1 Vocabulary ID’s Under “Assignments” tab in Unit 1 Complete the 25 vocabulary words (you can use bullet points to answer “Who, What, When, Where, Why”)
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