Unit 7 Globalization & HDI Part One

Open Ended

Would you rather live in China (year round school, 8am-5pm) Germany (10 months of school, 9am-1pm) or Dem Rep of Congo (some schooling from 1st-8th grade)?

Open Ended

Would you rather 1. have a choice of what career to have as an adult, 2. only have a choice of working in a factory or on a farm, 3. ONLY work growing vegetables and raising livestock? Why?

Multiple Select

Between 220 BCE - 1453 CE, how did the Silk Road contribute to globalization? Mark all that apply.

• Traders would learn about new cultures

• Merchants would buy/sell new technology

• Business expanded beyond countries' borders

• Silk became popular all around the world

Multiple Choice

Globalization relies on ____

• Free Trade

• Government interference

• Military powers

• Religious beliefs & customs

Multiple Select

What are the arguments made AGAINST Free Trade? Mark all that apply.

• Leads to outsourcing work to countries for less money

• Leads to independence

• Causes loss of jobs

• Makes it difficult to monitor other countries' effects on environment

Multiple Select

In the past 50 years or more, the United States has had Free Trade with which countries? Mark all that apply. (take a guess)

• Mexico, Canada

• Australia, Panama

• Singapore, South Korea

• China, USSR

​Why is Fast Fashion an issue for the environment?
Should governments around the world get involved? Why or why not?

​https://goodonyou.eco/

Open Ended

Which brands did you search on "Good On You?" What were the results? If the results were negative, will you continue to buy from them?

Categorize

Options (7)

new tech is shared

foreign investments are made

economies grow strong

Microlending increases (no interest loans)

Interdependence between countries or regions

unequal distribution of wealth among countries

threatens political structures

What are the pros and cons of Globalization?

Pros

Cons

​Countries' Categories

Besides a country's HDI score, they can also be classified by the following:

Developed Country (most of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, US, Mexico, Canada)

Advanced Developing Country (South Korea, Turkey, Brazil)

Developing Country (Algeria, Afghanistan)

Least Developed Country (33 of the 49 least developed are in Africa)

We no longer use the terms: First World or Third World as they have a negative meaning now.

Multiple Choice

On the previous slide (map), which country is the only one in the Americas that is categorized as the Least Developed Country?

• Nicaragua

• Dominican Republic

• Haiti

• Cuba

Open Ended

What has contributed to the majority of African nations being categorized as "Least Developed Country?" Give details. (hint: remember our lesson over Africa in Unit 6)

Open Ended

How have you and your friends been affected by globalization? Give details (food, clothes, music, entertainment, material possessions, etc)