2. Intro Activity Discussion ► In recent years, American companies have sent many IT jobs to other countries. Analyze your three maps. To which country do you think most of these jobs are being sent? Why?

3. India’s Comparative Advantage Tech Workers, Time Zones, and lil’ puppy dogs

4. Information Technology (IT) ► : the use of technology to move, record, and process information.

6. Outsource ► : to hire someone outside a country to do work that was once done inside the country.  American companies outsource many IT jobs to India.

7. Comparative Advantage ► : the ability of one country to produce a good or provide a service at a lower cost or more efficiently than another country.

8. Essential Question ► What factors give some countries a comparative advantage over others in terms of getting jobs?

9. What’s this map showing?

10. Advantage 1: Time Zones ► U.S. companies can have people working at night without hiring a night shift, which is expensive.

11. What’s the second advantage?

12. Advantage 2: Low Wages ► India has a large workforce.  By 2020, India is expected to have the largest workforce in the world. ► Competition for jobs creates lower wages.

13. What’s this map showing ?

14. Advantage 3: English Speakers ► Great Britain colonized India and taught English.  1/3 of all Indians speak English

15. What do you need to get a good job?

16. Advantage 4: Trained Workers ► India invests in higher education. ► Focus on math, science, and engineering.

17. Assignment: Analyzing a Time Zone Map ► ELT: Interpret various thematic maps. ► How do time zones divide the globe?

18. Activity: Outsourcing Debate ► ELT: Analyze multiple viewpoints on issues of resource use. ► Should U.S. companies hire Americans or outsource to comparatively- advantaged countries?  Philosophical Chairs

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