Introduction: What Is Global Awareness?

Warm-Up Questions CPS Questions (1 - 2) Introduction

Overview How global cultures and interactions impact relationships between different cultural groups The significance of global economics, trade, and markets How the effects of global growth raise environmental concerns over natural resources How ethics, religion, poverty, wealth, and views of human rights influence people How changes in technology and education influence the competition for jobs Introduction

Quick Write What do you think you might be doing four years after finishing high school? Describe the cultures you might interact with and how they differ from yours. (Note to teacher: Use “Pick a Student “ button in CPS) Introduction

Global Cultures, Interactions, and Relationships Culture includes language, ideas, beliefs, customs, codes, institutions, tools, techniques, works of art, rituals and ceremonies, among other elements Introduction Melanie Stetson Freeman / © 2007 The Christian Science Monitor

Global Cultures, Interactions, and Relationships, cont. Nine of the most influential civilizations from the past and the present are: Chinese Mughal Indian Mesopotamian Egyptian Greek Roman Arabian Native American Western European Introduction Robert Harbison / © 2006 The Christian Science Monitor

Global Cultures, Interactions, and Relationships, cont. Shared culture affects relationships between people: A lack of cultural understanding can be a big factor Introduction Andy Nelson / © 2003 The Christian Science Monitor

Global Economics, Trade, and Markets Economics is the study of the production and distribution of goods and services, and their management. Mark Sappenfield / © 1997 The Christian Science Monitor

Global Economics, Trade, and Markets, cont. Four stages of economic development: Hunting, pastoral, agricultural, industrial Four major economic systems: Feudalism Mercantilism Capitalism Communism Introduction Peter Ford / © 2006 The Christian Science Monitor

Global Economics, Trade, and Markets, cont. Trade or commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services. Some trade is barter, but most traders use money World Trade Agreements include: WTO EU NAFTA Introduction Melanie Stetson Freeman / © 1997 The Christian Science Monitor

Environmental Concerns, Natural Resources, and Global Growth Rachel Carson wrote The Silent Spring in 1962 The need for resources can lead to tension and war; oil has been at the center of conflicts for the past few decades Introduction Robert Harbison / © 2003 The Christian Science Monitor

Ethics, Religion, Poverty, Wealth, and Human Rights Worldviews affect attitudes Foreign aid helps the poor in other countries Human Rights Self-determination is the principle that the people of a particular territory should decide how it is to be governed Robert Harbison / © 1991 The Christian Science Monitor Introduction

Technology, Education and the Competition for Jobs There are effects of education on culture and development Literacy rates are a good index of a country’s overall success Outsourcing impacts development Outsourcing – the procurement of goods and services from an outside supplier Melanie Stetson Freeman / © 2003 The Christian Science Monitor Introduction

Learning Check CPS Questions (3 - 4) Introduction

Activity 1: Global Awareness Vocabulary Review Fill in the answers to the crossword puzzle Introduction

Activity 2: The Impact of Global Communication and Trade Imagine this situation: You are eating breakfast at home one morning. The front page of the newspaper states: All of the ports and airports in the U.S. have closed down. All means of communication (TV, Internet, radio, etc.) with the outside world have been cut off. The government has announced that we will have to survive in this country for the next few months on what we produce ourselves. There will be no imports or exports of any kind. Introduction

Activity 2: The Impact of Global Communication and Trade, cont. 1. If you were in this situation, what impact would these events have on you? What products and services would you have to do without? 3. How well do you think you and your family could manage? Introduction

Activity 3: Future Global Issues 1. Do you think the global issues discussed in this lesson will still be issues in 10 years? 2. What do you think will be the top global issue in 10 years? 3. Why? Introduction

Technology Enrichment: Global Awareness Web Scavenger Hunt 1. Where is the headquarters of the WTO? 2. How many countries are members of the WTO? 3. In what civilization did coffee originate as a beverage? 4. What is the world’s population today? 5. What is the population of the U.S. today? Bonus Question: According to the World Bank, 16 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in what country? Introduction

Review Culture includes language, ideas, beliefs, customs, codes, institutions, tools, techniques, works of art, rituals and ceremonies, among other elements Four major economic systems are: Feudalism, Mercantilism, Capitalism, Communism Trade, or commerce, is the buying and selling of goods and services World Trade Agreements include NAFTA, the European Union, and the World Trade Organization Introduction

Review, cont. Rachel Carson wrote The Silent Spring in 1962 to show the damage chemicals and pesticides can do Foreign aid is most effective when it goes to people “on the ground” rather than governments A current global issue is global rights Literacy rates are a good index of a country’s overall success Introduction

Review Questions CPS Questions (5 - 6) Introduction

Summary How global cultures and interactions impact relationships between different cultural groups The significance of global economics, trade, and markets How the effects of global growth raise environmental concerns over natural resources How ethics, religion, poverty, wealth, and views of human rights influence people How changes in technology and education influence the competition for jobs Introduction

Next…. Done—introduction: what is global awareness? Next—the Middle East: an introduction Introduction Melanie Stetson Freeman / © 1998 The Christian Science Monitor