1. Interdependence
Mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world

2. Refugees
People who leave their country to escape poverty, war, or political freedom
Nations and organization will help provide aide in temporary camps
Must follow laws before entering country

3. Drug Trade
Poor farmers make more money

4. Terrorism
Use of violence to publicize a cause or achieve goals

5. The Environment Industrialization has polluted the environment
Global Warming and deforestation
Developing nations limited regulation

6. Global Economy
Economic links are strong and world economies impact each other
Nations working together to create a stable world economy

7. Human Rights
Human rights are basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to as humans
Many developing countries lack these rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN
Helsinki Agreement: supports basic human rights

8. Technology and the Future
Technological advances may ease many growing world issues – solve many issues
Hunger, medicine

9. Terms United Nations: World Health Organization:
an international organization whose aims are facilitating international cooperation to preserve peace and solve international problems (1945)
World Health Organization:
part of UN deals with international public health
International Monetary Fund:
international lending organization, supports global economic cooperation

10. Main Ideas: Cause & Effect
Permanent communities, more complex forms of gov’t religion; new technology
European direct trade routes with Asia
Increased food production; population grpwth; new farm technology; less field workers needed; urbanization
Mechanization; people replaced by machines; urbanization; Imperialism – leads to #5
Westernization; nationalism; cash crops and Developing nations dependent on Europe & US
Debt Crisis
Strains on gov’t and resources; overcrowding, lose of traditional culture

11. Globalization
Upside of Globalization
Globalization: Good or Bad?