Globalization - Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt

Which country exports the most cotton in the world?​

• United States
• India
• Ukraine
• Australia

Today, ​ ​ (a)   % of crops are genetically ​ (b)  

• 90
• modified
• 75
• sterile

Bowen Flowers' cotton farm will produce 13,000 bales of cotton, enough to make (a)   t-shirts

How does cotton become fabric for shirts?

• Cotton is pulled into long ropes

• Cotton is stretched

• Yarn is placed on a circular knitting machine

• The yarn is washed, dyed, and ready to be made into clothes

• Cotton is twisted into yarn

Planet Money's Men's t-shirt was made in ​ (a)   while the Women's t-shirt was made in _​ (b)  

• Bangladesh
• Colombia
• India
• Vietnam
• Cambodia

Organize the conditions of factory workers in each country

Groups:

(a) Bangladesh

,

(b) Colombia

• Work starts at 7am

• Workers can support themselves with their jobs

• Workers can leave the industry

• Whole family lives together

• No running water

• 4x higher salary

• Workers make $80 / month

During Planet Money's t-shirt project, the worst garment disaster in history happened in ​ (a)   . The factory collapse at ​ (b)   left more than ​ (c)   people dead.

• Bangladesh
• Rana Plaza
• 1,000
• 500
• India
• New York
• Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

How did Planet Money's t-shirts arrive back in the US?

• They never left

• In a shipping container

• They were flown by plane

• On a cargo ship

In the 'Boxes' chapter, scroll down until you see this graph of "What Our Men's Shirt Cost." According to the note on the bottom of this graph, it costs ​ (a)   to ship a men's shirt, and about ​ (b)   to ship a women's shirt.

• 10 cents
• 7 cents
• $2
• 12 cents
• $12.42

Match the following stories about the people who made Planet Money's T-Shirt

• Plays ping pong and sings karaoke

• Jasmine Akhter

• Recently adopted a rescue puppy

• Brian Martinell

• Brews his own beer and mead

• Raul Mancera

• Has his children's names tattooed on him

• Ernesto Alas

• Has a recurring dream about a river

• Cindy Green