1. An Introduction to World Issues

2. Imagine you are a first-class passenger on a spaceship hurling through space at 100,000 km/h Poisonous gases are leaking into certain sections of the craft and several passengers are dying from the fumes. The water supply has been contaminated due to a breakdown in the ship's waste expulsion system. Food supplies are running out.

3. An Introduction to World Issues Many passengers crowded into the economy section of the craft are seriously ill, and only a few of them are getting proper medical attention. The spaceship has an overall destruct system and increasing numbers of technologists - some mentally unstable - have gained access to the controls of the destruct system. What would you do?

4. An Introduction to World Issues List your 5 top priorities in order of importance 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

5. An Introduction to World Issues The term “issue” refers to a question, concern, or problem that has reached the stage of dialogue. By studying an issue, you will come to realize that there are at least two and, most often, many points of view on a situation. You will be able to understand the rationale for and to debate the various positions.

6. An Introduction to World Issues 1.An Introduction to World Issues –Why Study Geography? –World Issues Diagnostic Quiz –World Issues Acronyms –Current World Issues 2.Where in the World? –Types of Government (Separate show) –Local vs. National vs. Global Issues –World vs. Canadian Issues

7. An Introduction to World Issues 3. Framing an Issue –Defining Issues How to Frame an Issue Practice with an Article and Response –Weekly News Reports (Community Share) –Website Analysis

8. Why Study Geography? You need to study more geography to offset those who think… –Andes is an after- dinner mint. –The Balkans are an alien people on Star Trek. –The English Channel is a TV sitcom about Charles and Camilla. –The United Kingdom is a cultural theme park. –The Tropic of Cancer is a sunscreen lotion. –The $100 000 pyramid is in Egypt.

9. Why Study Geography? You need to study more geography to offset those who think… –The Gaza Strip is a Middle Eastern folk dance. –The Ring of Fire is the centre ring of Barnum and Bailey’s Circus. –The Bermuda Triangle is a percussion instrument in a reggae band. –The Cumberland Gap gives out a pair of clogs with every pair of jeans sold. –The International Dateline is a new digital TV channel.

10. Why Study Geography? You need to study more geography to offset those who think… –The Continental Shelf is a specialty section in the supermarket. –A fault is what you find in other people. –A fjord is a type of car. –A mantle is what goes over your fireplace. –Tide is a laundry detergent. –You can do a research project to find out who killed the Dead Sea.

11. Why Study Geography? “Nature is not only more complex than we think, it is more complex than we can think.” Dr. David Suzuki

13. Who ARE These People? Match the names of the world leaders with their photographs and country’s flag. (His Excellency) The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada

14. United Kingdom His Excellency The Right Honourable Gordon BROWN Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

15. United States of America His Excellency The Honorable Barack OBAMA President

16. Iraq His Excellency Jalal TALABANI Prime Minister

17. France His Excellency Nicolas SARKOZY President

18. Mexico His Excellency Felipe CALDERON President

19. Australia His Excellency The Honourable Kevin RUDD Prime Minister

20. North Korea His Excellency Kim Jong IL President

21. China His Excellency Hu JINTAO President

22. Rwanda His Excellency Paul KAGAME President

23. Afghanistan His Excellency Hâmid KARZAI President

24. Japan His Excellency Taro ASO Prime Minister

25. South Africa His Excellency Kgalema MOTLANTHE President

26. Egypt His Excellency Hosni MUBARAK President

27. Pakistan His Excellency Asif Ali ZARDARI President

28. Russia His Excellency Dmitriy Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV President

29. Germany Her Excellency Angela MERKEL Chancellor

30. Israel His Excellency Ehud OLMERT Prime Minister

31. India His Excellency Manmohan SINGH Prime Minister

32. Italy His Excellency Silvio BERLUSCONI Prime Minister

33. Brazil His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula DA SILVA President