1. Exploring World Cultures

2. Chapter 4 Creating a Global Culture Focus: What factors are creating a global culture?

3. Research Project Research information about one type of natural disaster, such as an earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, typhoon, or volcanic eruption. Let you teacher know what natural disaster and example you will be using for your presentation before beginning your research. Develop a power point presentation that includes the following information: 1. A description of this type of natural disaster with one example 2. Record the key information about the disaster such as when and where it took place, number of deaths, the aftermath for the people and the region, and what the international community did to help 3. Include pictures, videos, links, etc…. 4. Present to the class 5. Your presentation should be informational, colourful and interesting.

4. Lesson 1 pages 48-53 Migration In your social studies exercise answer the following questions. 1.Define the following terms2. List some push and pull factors for global culturepolitical migration, economic migrationmigration, social migration and push factorsenvironmental migration. pull factors immigration3. Calculate the difference in births emigrationand deaths in Canda and in NL internal migrationover one year in figure 4.5. rural-urban migration census4. Calculate the difference in forced migrationimmigration and emigration refugeesin Canada and NL over one year in figure 4.5.