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12. WORLD CULTURES ECONOMICS (8) ECONOMICS. THE STUDENT UNDERSTANDS THE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION IN A SOCIETY'S ECONOMY. THE STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO: (A) DESCRIBE WAYS IN WHICH THE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION (NATURAL RESOURCES, LABOR, CAPITAL, AND ENTREPRENEURS) INFLUENCE THE ECONOMIES OF VARIOUS CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES

13. (4) Geography. The student understands the factors that influence the locations and characteristics of locations of various contemporary societies on maps and globes and uses latitude and longitude to determine absolute locations. The student is expected to: (B) identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions; (C) explain ways in which human migration influences the character of places and regions; (D) identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions World Cultures Geography

14. TEKS FOR U.S. HISTORY POST RECONSTRUCTION (13) Geography. The student understands the causes and effects of migration and immigration on American society. The student is expected to: (A) analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the United States, including western expansion, rural to urban, the Great Migration, and the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt; and (B) analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from legal and illegal immigration to the United States.

15. TEKS FOR U.S. HISTORY POST RECONSTRUCTION (15) Economics. The student understands domestic and foreign issues related to U.S. economic growth from the 1870s to 1920. The student is expected to: (A) describe how the economic impact of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Homestead Act contributed to the close of the frontier in the late 19th century; (C) explain how foreign policies affected economic issues such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the Open Door Policy, Dollar Diplomacy, and immigration quotas;

16. TEKS FOR WORLD HISTORY (15) Geography. The student uses geographic skills and tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data. The student is expected to: (A) create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, and charts to demonstrate the relationship between geography and the historical development of a region or nation; and (B) analyze and compare geographic distributions and patterns in world history shown on maps, graphs, charts, and models. (16) Geography. The student understands the impact of geographic factors on major historic events and processes. The student is expected to: (C) interpret maps, charts, and graphs to explain how geography has influenced people and events in the past.

17. TEKS FOR WORLD HISTORY (1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in world history. The student is expected to: (F) identify major causes and describe the major effects of the following important turning points in world history from 1914 to the present: the world wars and their impact on political, economic, and social systems; communist revolutions and their impact on the Cold War; independence movements; and globalization.

18. TEKS FOR GEOGRAPHY (5) Geography. The student understands how political, economic, and social processes shape cultural patterns and characteristics in various places and regions. The student is expected to: (A) analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural elements; and (B) interpret political, economic, social, and demographic indicators (gross domestic product per capita, life expectancy, literacy, and infant mortality) to determine the level of development and standard of living in nations using the terms Human Development Index, less developed, newly industrialized, and more developed. (6) Geography. The student understands the types, patterns, and processes of settlement. The student is expected to: (A) locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and distribution of settlements; and (B) explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities.

19. TEKS FOR WORLD GEOGRAPHY (7) Geography. The student understands the growth, distribution, movement, and characteristics of world population. The student is expected to: (A) construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends; (B) explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration; (C) describe trends in world population growth and distribution; and (D) examine benefits and challenges of globalization, including connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture.

20. TEKS FOR WORLD GEOGRAPHY (11) Economics. The student understands how geography influences economic activities. The student is expected to: (A) understand the connections between levels of development and economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary); (B) identify the factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities, including subsistence and commercial agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries; and (C) assess how changes in climate, resources, and infrastructure (technology, transportation, and communication) affect the location and patterns of economic activities.

21. TEKS FOR GOVERNMENT (6) Economics. The student understands the relationship between U.S. government policies and the economy. The student is expected to: (A) examine how the U.S. government uses economic resources in foreign policy; and

22. TEKS FOR ECONOMICS/ FREE ENTERPRISE (4) Economics. The student understands the issues of free trade and the effects of trade barriers. The student is expected to: (A) compare the effects of free trade and trade barriers on economic activities; (B) evaluate the benefits and costs of participation in international free-trade agreements; and

23. TEKS FOR ECONOMICS FREE ENTERPRISE (10) Economics. The student understands key economic measurements. The student is expected to: (A) interpret economic data, including unemployment rate, gross domestic product, gross domestic product per capita as a measure of national wealth, and rate of inflation; and

24. PLACES AND PRODUCTION SOURCE: GEOGRAPHY FOCUS ON ECONOMICS

25. WHAT DO THESE MEAN? GDP GNP

26. DEFINITIONS GDP: THE TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF ALL FINAL GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN AN ECONOMY IN A GIVEN YEAR. GNP: THE TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF ALL FINAL GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED BY AN ECONOMY IN A GIVEN YEAR

27. WHY FINAL VALUE? VALUE OF SUGAR, FLOUR, EGGS VALUE OF FINISHED PRODUCT: COOKIES WHY?

28. WHICH COUNTRY IS RICHER? COUNTRY A GDP $100,000,000 COUNTRY B GDP $200,000,000

29. WHICH COUNTRY IS RICHER? GDP COUNTRY A $100,000,000 COUNTRY B $200,000,000 POPULATION COUNTRY A = 1,000,000 PEOPLE COUNTRY B = 3,000,000 PEOPLE

30. PER CAPITA GDP THE TOTAL MARKET VALUE PER PERSON OF ALL FINAL GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN AN ECONOMY IN A GIVEN YEAR. What is U.S? What is Texas GSP?

31. WHAT IS U.S. GDP VS. TX GSP? U.S. 2007 2008 2009 2010 $46,459 $47,015 $45,793 $47,153 Source: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CDhttp://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD 2010 U.S. $47,482 #1 DC $174,500 # 2 Delaware $ 69,667 #24 Texas $ 45,940 #50 Idaho $ 34,250 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_GDP

32. ACTIVITY 1: GDP PLEASE READ THE ARTICLE WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF GDP HERE? WHAT ROLE DOES MEASURE OF VALUE PLAY? WHAT IS DOUBLE COUNTING? WHAT ARE FLOW OF PRODUCT APPROACH AND EARNINGS AND COST APPROACH?

33. GDP GDP = C + I + G + (X-M) C = CONSUMERS I = INVESTMENTS G = GOVERNMENT EXPORTS = EXPORTS – IMPORTS U. S. POPULATION IN 1993 = $24,683 WHAT DOES GDP NOT TELL US?

34. WHAT IS A CHOROPLETH MAP? ACTIVITY 2 WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS?

35. SOUTH AMERICAN MAP THE GDP PER CAPITA OF CANADA IS BETWEEN $_____ AND $_____. FOUR COUNTRIES WITH GDP PER CAPITA BETWEEN $15,000 AND $19,999 ARE: THE NATIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA HAVE GDP PER CAPITA BETWEEN $___ AND $___.

36. HOW WOULD YOU SET UP A CHOROPLETH MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA? PAGES 58 AND 59 ENRICHMENT: CHOOSE A COUNTRY WITH A LOW GDP AND ONE WITH A HIGH GDP. SET UP A CHOROPLETH MAP TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCE. ALSO, VISUALLY DEPICT THE CAUSES OF THESE DIFFERENCES.

37. VISUAL 4.1 GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY What is significant about each figure and why do you think these changes happened? Figure 1? Figure 2? Figure 3?

38. Why Do People Move?

39. Visual 4.1 geographic mobility What is significant about each figure and why do you think these changes happened? Figure 1? Figure 2? Figure 3?

40. Terms Migration Immigrants Emigrants Benefits Costs Push and Pull

41. Costs and benefits? Babysit for $6.00 for unruly kids or be with friends? CostsBenefits

42. Push and Pull Factors PUSHPULL Costs of present location that drive people away Benefits of new location because it has advantages “In 2002 the United Nations estimated that around 175 million people, or about 3 % of the world’s population, resided in a country different from their country of birth.”

43. Reasons for Migration 1.You will be assigned one card from Activity 4.1. 2.You will answer questions on Activity 4.2. 3. Complete the chart based on reading. Push Factors for Migration Pull Factors for Migration

44. And the point is?

45. THE DEMAND FOR IMMIGRANTS EXAMINE AN ECONOMIC MYSTERY AS TO WHY SWEDISH FARMERS MIGHT HAVE COME TO THE U.S. IN 1880 STUDY VISUALS TO DETERMINE YOUR ANSWER USE SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS TO EXPLAIN WHY THE KING TRIED TO CONVINCE THEM TO RETURN

46. Why Did Immigrants Come To The U.S. Late 1800’s? 1865 to 1920 = 28 million + to U.S. Sought higher standard of living Join family and friends Needed jobs due to surplus labor abroad Escape religious persecution Read advertisements of promises for better life Why do you think Swedish immigrants would have abandoned their lands in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries to come to the U.S.?

47. DISCUSS VISUAL 22.I Read the advertisement distributed to farmers in Sweden in the 1880’s by representatives of Union Pacific Railroad. RR companies wanted to sell land, establish farmers in west who would sell and buy products distributed by the railroads. RR built ahead of demand. Use visual 22.1 and Activity 22.1 to read and answer the questions in context of the information given. Three rules of economic decision-making include that people: – Decide based on the most advantageous combination of costs and benefits – Respond to incentives in predictable ways – Must deal with the rule of the economic system and their influence on choices and incentives

48. VISUAL TWO REVIEW THE STATISTICS ESTIMATE HOW MANY IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED IN THE U.S. BETWEEN 1871- 1920. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 1870’S AND 1880’S AND 1916-1920 THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON IMMIGRATION?

49. REMINDERS THE MARKETS ALLOCATE SCARCE RESOURCES. WHAT ARE THE SCARCE RESOURCES HERE? WHAT ROLE DO IMMIGRANTS PLAY? WHAT ROLE DO EMPLOYERS PLAY?

50. VISUAL 22.2: MIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUSH FACTORS? WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PULL FACTORS? WHAT WERE THE EXPECTED BENEFITS AND COSTS FOR THE SWEDISH FARMERS? IF YOU HAD LIVED THEN, WOULD YOU HAVE MIGRATED TO THE U.S? EXPLAIN.

51. WHAT CAUSED A RETURN TO SWEDEN? WHY WOULD SUCCESSFUL SWEDISH FARMERS DECIDE TO RETURN TO SWEDEN? VIEW VISUAL 3 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 DEMAND SUPPLY 1 SUPPLY 2

52. CLOSURE IN WHAT WAYS CAN IMMIGRATION BE VIEWED AS ACTION TAKING PLACE WITHIN AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET OF BUYERS AND SELLERS? WHY DID IMMIGRANTS COME TO THE UNITED STATES?

53. What in the World Were They Thinking? How did geography, history, government, economics and history impact the thinking and actions of humans? The session will provide teachers with economic based lessons on how natural resources, politics, and historical events impacted decision making.

54. And the world cultures teks say… 6 th grade 2(B) evaluate the social, political, economic, and cultural contributions of individuals and groups from various societies, past and present WH 1 (B) identify changes that resulted from important turning points in world history such as the development of farming; the Mongol invasions; the development of cities; the European age of exploration and colonization; the scientific and industrial revolutions; the political revolutions of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries; and the world wars of the 20th century;

55. The world geography teks say…  (11) Economics. The student understands the reasons for the location of economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary) in different economic systems. The student is expected to:  (B) identify factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities; and  (C) describe how changes in technology, transportation, and communication affect the location and patterns of economic activities.  (12) Economics. The student understands the economic importance of, and issues related to, the location and management of key natural resources. The student is expected to:  (B) analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement of products, capital, and people; and  (C) evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.

56. The world geography teks say…  (12) Economics. The student understands the economic importance of, and issues related to, the location and management of key natural resources. The student is expected to:  (B) analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement of products, capital, and people; and  (C) evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.

57. U. S. History TEKS say…  (22) Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on the economic development of the United States. The student is expected to:  (A) explain the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations such as electric power, the telegraph and telephone, petroleum-based products, medical vaccinations, and computers on the development of the United States;  (B) explain how scientific discoveries and technological innovations such as those in agriculture, the military, and medicine resulted from specific needs

58. The economics teks say…  (11) Economics. The student understands key components of economic growth. The student is expected to:  (A) analyze how productivity relates to growth;  (B) analyze how technology relates to growth; and

59. The Government teks say…  (20) Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of advances in science and technology on government and society. The student is expected to:  (A) analyze the potential impact on society of recent scientific discoveries and technological innovations

60. Ideas that changed the world Concepts Geography Standard of Living Interaction with the physical environment Economics Technological change Productivity Capital goods Human Capital Standard of living

61. What is productivity? What was The Little Red Hen story about? If it took 8 hours to bake 8 loaves, how many can she bake in 1 hour? 8X = 8 X = 1 loaf of bread Productivity = the amount of good or service a worker can produce in a period of time.

62. The hen becomes more productive If the number of workers remains the same, what is needed to increase productivity? Technology and capital goods What are the factors of production? Land or natural resources Labor Capital

63. Visual 8.1 What happened to the productivity of these products and why? As production increases, what happens to prices? What is the impact on standard of living?

64. Problem solving 1.What problem needed to be solved? 2.Who came up with a solution? 3.What was the solution? 4.How did this solution affect productivity? A. Change in technology? B. New capital good? C. Improve people’s education or health? 5.How did the solution allow people to overcome challenges presented by the physical environment? 6.How did this solution affect people’s stand of living? 7.How did this solution affect people’s quality of life?

65. Finnish technology award foundation …”Promote people’s quality of life, are based on human values and encourage sustainable economic development” Who would you nominate based on 8.3 criteria? Why? Make a poster to present their candidate Judge each other’s nominations with sticky notes

66. The candidates are… Double Bubbler Barbed Wire Penicillin Telephone Self-Polishing Steel Plow Dynamite

67. Assessment Brainstorm a list of new inventions Choose one and write a newspaper story and headline about it Paragraph 1 Who developed the invention? What does it do or how is it used? When was it developed? Where was it developed? Why was it developed? Paragraph 2 How does the invention increase productivity? How does it change the environment or allow people to overcome challenges in the environment? How does it affect the people’s standard of living? How does it improve the quality of life?

68. FOCUS: GLOBALIZATION

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70.  Human capital  Skilled workers  Unskilled workers  Emigration  Immigration  Brain drain

71.  Why do people migrate?  What are the concerns about immigration?  What are the concerns about emigration?

72.  1. How and why do people react to incentives?  2. What role do incentives play?  3. What determines the income people earn?

73.  1. Explore economic incentives that lead to migration, both economic and non-economic  2. Describe the difference between skilled and unskilled workers and the effects of immigration on both  3. What are the economic effects of immigration  4. Define/discuss cause and effect of brain drain  5. Illustrate impact of immigration on wages using supply and demand diagram

74.  1. Do you know anyone who was born in a different country?  2. Was anyone in your family born in a different country?

75.  Melting pot  Salad bowl  US 31 million born elsewhere  11 % of US population  Define: Emigration & Immigration  Why do people come to the US?

76.  What are three facts that you can learn from the chart?  Summarize the point of the chart  Continue looking at the other charts

77.  Why do people need to be related to a citizen or resident?  Why else is it difficult to immigrate?

78.  Doctor  Teacher  Construction worker  Agricultural worker  Computer programmer

79.  What is the difference between skilled and unskilled workers?  “Most countries have adopted immigration policies that are at least partly based on workers’ occupation or skill level.”

80.  What is a visa?  What are three facts you can learn from the chart?  How would you summarize the point of the chart?

81.  Permanent residence status  Temporary Worker Visas

83.  What impact do immigration and emigration have on human capital in a market?  Why is human capital important in a global economy?  What role do wages play with immigration?

84.  You will be assigned a particular role from Activity One. (pages 190 to 195)  Follow the instructions on page 188:  Play the role but you can improvise  Interview 5 people to find out how each has been affected by migration. Would they agree or disagree with laws to limit immigration?  As you interview, complete the chart on page 189  Summarize the most important statements  Decide whether or not each would favor laws to make migration easier.

85.  Based on what you have learned, discuss who gains and who loses from immigration?  Use these terms as you discuss your answers – Host country home, source, native country Remittances (cards 9 and 14) – transfer Returnees - reverse immigration

86.  Why is immigration restricted in the US?  Discuss Visual 3  Why does the United States allow immigration with the “negative” impact displayed on Visual 3?

87.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of allowing more unskilled immigrants into the United States?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of skilled workers?

88.  1. Do you believe that the benefits of immigration by skilled workers are greater than the benefits of immigration by unskilled workers?  How do you contrast the benefits of the immigration of skilled workers with the costs of emigration by skilled workers?  How do you use the term brain drain in your examples?

89.  Read Visual 4 and describe the main points  Study Visual 5 and summarize the information  What do you notice about the information in Visual 6?  What is the message in Visual 7?

90.  The supply and demand of labor in the host country before and after immigration with  The supply and demand of labor in source country before and after emigration

91.  Attract so many workers, both skilled and unskilled?  Offer higher wages than many other countries?

92.  Using topics A, B, and C on page 177, debate the pros and cons of each issue one at a time.

94.  What do you know about the pros and cons of Globalization?  Please read your part to yourself. Make a poster that shows your arguments. Draw a picture and list words/phrases that describe your viewpoint. You will hold this up during your presentation.  You will participate in a production in which you will portray your character’s viewpoint and personality. Hold you poster up for all to see.

95.  Use the chart to jot down notes about the positions that others played.  Discuss the viewpoints in small groups and continue to complete your chart.  Your group will make large protest posters.  What is the point of the lesson?

96.  What do you look for when you buy clothes and shoes?  Look at your clothes label and determine where your clothes are made.  Using your handout, find and record three different ways to view sweatshops.  Which position best represents you? Why?

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99. PRESENTER LAURA EWING TEXAS COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION 1801 ALLEN PARKWAY HOUSTON 77019 LAURA@ECONOMICSTEXAS.ORG WWW.ECONOMICSTEXAS.ORG

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102. WHY DO PEOPLE MOVE? Geography Concepts Migration Immigrants Pull Factors Push Factors Economics Costs Benefits Decision Making

103. ENGAGE 1.Have you ever moved? 2.What was (were) the distance(s) of your move(s)?

104. VISUAL 4.1 GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY What is significant about each figure and why do you think these changes happened? Figure 1? Figure 2? Figure 3?

105. TERMS Migration Immigrants Emigrants Benefits Costs Push and Pull

106. COSTS AND BENEFITS? BABYSIT FOR $6.00 FOR UNRULY KIDS OR BE WITH FRIENDS? CostsBenefits

107. PUSH AND PULL FACTORS PUSHPULL Costs of present location that drive people away Benefits of new location because it has advantages “In 2002 the United Nations estimated that around 175 million people, or about 3 % of the world’s population, resided in a country different from their country of birth.”

108. REASONS FOR MIGRATION 1.You will be assigned one card from Activity 4.1. 2.You will answer questions on Activity 4.2. 3. Complete the chart based on reading. Push Factors for MigrationPull Factors for Migration

109. AND THE POINT IS?