1. What is globalization? Try to write your own definition in your notebook.

2. What is Globalization? Is it a new idea? When & How did it start? – For thousands of years, people—and, later, corporations—have been buying from and selling to each other in lands at great distances Think about the Silk Road, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, the Columbian Exchange, etc

3. Globalization= a process of interaction and integration between people, companies, and governments of different nations. It is driven by international trade, investment, & information technology (like the internet, satellite tv, etc). Globalization has effects on: - the environment, - culture, - politics, - economic development and prosperity, - and health & well-being in societies around the world. Globalization is the process by which the world’s citizens are becoming increasingly connected and interdependent.

4. Can YOU think of 3 ideas or products that epitomize the idea of globalization? – What are they? – Where did each originate? – What are the effects of globalization?

5. View clips Made in America: What's In Your Home? - YouTube Made in America: What's In Your Home? - YouTube ABC's World News Tonight-Made In America Part 2-Finding American Made Products - YouTube ABC's World News Tonight-Made In America Part 2-Finding American Made Products - YouTube ABC's World News Tonight-Made In America Part 3 - YouTube ABC's World News Tonight-Made In America Part 3 - YouTube Made in America: The Clothing Challenge - YouTube Made in America: Manufacturing Worker - YouTube Made in America: The Clothing Challenge - YouTubeMade in America: Manufacturing Worker - YouTube

6. Exit question: How can trade lead to economic prosperity and political power?