1. Objectives: Students will be able to...(1) explain global concerns from the 90s (2) define interdependence Homework: Notes 34.4 DO NOW: 1. WHAT ARE SOME MAJOR GLOBAL ISSUES TODAY? 2. SHOULD THE US GET INVOLVED IN HELPING WITH THESE ISSUES? WHY OR WHY NOT?

2. WHAT IS A GLOBAL ECONOMY? How are countries dependent on each other? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

3. GLOBAL ECONOMY INTERDEPENDENT WORLD Trade Deficits – American purchasing more goods than selling Free trade vs. Limited trade Blocs (Trade groups) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) European Union (EU) Euro – Common currency Asia Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) World Trade Organization (WTO) Settle disputes

4. GLOBAL ISSUES Nuclear Proliferation – spread of nuclear weapons to new nations

5. OZONE LAYER!!!!!!!!! Chlorophlourocarbons (CFC’s) – threatened Ozone layer Hole over Antarctica

6. GLOBAL WARMING Increase in average world temperature Potential Causes: Carbon dioxide Emissions form factories/cars Kyoto Protocol – Potential agreement for reducing emissions Didn’t go to senate

7. TAKE A FEW MINUTES….WHAT GLOBAL ISSUE DO YOU THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT AND WHY? Arms control Poverty Environmental issues Fair Trade Nuclear Proliferation Genetically engineered food Health Issues Human rights violations The Middle East Natural Disasters Third world countries and their debt War on Terror World Hunger Global Warming