1. Globalization “I’ve got the whole world in my hands”

2. Globalization  Globalization is a trend towards greater interconnectedness of the world’s financial, economic, technological, political, cultural, sociological, ecological and geographical systems.

3. Globalization  Positive Impacts of Globalization  Living conditions have improved  Increased understanding of different cultures  More jobs  Reduce costs of goods

4. Globalization  Negative Impacts of Globalization  Focus is often on short-term gains only  Rich are richer, poor are poorer  destruction of the environment  neglect of human rights

5. Globalization  Global Village Institutions  United Nations  World Bank  NATO  International Court  We are all part of the global village, but do we all share it equally?

6. Comparing Levels of Development Comparing Levels of Development  Not all countries around the world are developed like Canada and the United States. Countries are usually grouped into 3 categories based on their economic and social development.  Developed  Newly Industrialized  Developing

7. What makes a country developing?  Low standard of living  Lots of people working in primary industries (farming)  Low education, healthcare, life expectancy  Example: countries in Sub-saharan Africa Sub-saharan Africa

8. What makes a country developed?  High standard of living  Industrialized  Lots of parts to the economy  Democracy  Lack of corruption  Example: many countries in N. America and Europe

9. What Makes a Newly Industrialized Country?  going through the process of becoming developed  has a changing economy (going from primary, secondary towards more tertiary industries)  is in “limbo” between being a developing and developed country  Examples: South Korea, Hong Kong

10. How do we know which we are?  Human Development Index (HDI)  Calculator for development  Look at: income per capita (GDP), life expectancy, birth rate, death rate, literacy (ability to read & write)

11. What Do You Know of the World?

12. Canada’s Contribution  CIDA = Canadian International Development Agency  CIDA’s aim: reduce poverty, promote human rights, and support sustainable development  Priorities: reduce poverty, democracy, business development, health, education, equality between women and men, and environmental sustainability

13. Who have we helped?  Sub-Saharan Africa: $1.3 billion – 46.74%  North Africa and the Middle East: $129 million – 4.6%  Americas: $459 million – 16.5%  Asia: $780 million – 28.1%  Eastern Europe: $114 million – 4.1%

14. Why do we bother?  people living in extreme poverty went from 1.25 billion to 980 million  6.8 million more children are in school in a number of African countries )  61,000 people now have access to running water and sanitation in Honduras

15. What is International Trade?  International trade involves 2 activities: importing (buying goods and services from other countries) and exporting (selling goods and services to other countries).

16. Why Do We Trade?  Earn Money for the economy  Get things we don’t have or can’t produce  To get cheaper products and services  Create relationships with other countries  Job Creation

17. Trade Terms  Imports-Goods/services we buy from another country.  Exports-Goods/services we sell to another country.  Balance of trade-The dollar difference between our imports and exports.  Trade Surplus-When a country has more exports than imports.  Free Trade-When no tariffs are put on any goods and services.  Tariff-Taxes placed on imported goods/services to make them more expensive (so people buy locally made goods)

18. Canada's Export Markets, 2009 Country% Share of Total Exports United States81 Japan2 United Kingdom2 China2 Mexico1 Total of Top 588

19. International Trade Organizations OrganizationDescription World Trade OrganizationEstablished in 1995 Multilateral institution through which global trade rules are negotiated and enforced North American Free Trade Agreement Established 1994, joining Canada, the United States and Mexico forming the world's largest free trade area. NAFTA applies to the procurement of goods valued at more than $38,000 (Canada/U.S.) and $89,000 (Canada/Mexico) Free Trade Agreement of the Americas Established in 2005, the FTAA is a collaboration among 34 democratic governments in the Americas, to ensure prosperity, democracy and free markets for goods and services in the hemisphere

20. Fair Trade  Coffee from Kenya, textiles from India, tea from Sri Lanka, nuts from El Salvador, ceramics from Mexico, and chocolate from Ghana…  Many of the things we buy are grown or made in developing countries.  But do the people who produce these goods get a fair price for them, and what are their working conditions like?

21. Fair Trade Fair Trade  For most workers, wages are low, there is no job security, and working conditions are often unhealthy and unsafe.  Fair trade is an international system of doing business based on dialogue, transparency, and respect.  Better prices for producers, but also it often means longer-term and more meaningful trading relationships, sustainable agriculture, stronger communities ties, etc.

22. Fair Trade  What is your role?  Churches, communities, school, unions, businesses and consumer groups are pushing to move Fair Trade products into mainstream grocery stores  The demand must increase, so more workers will benefit  Demand products with superior quality  Become a player in the solution to global trade inequalities

23. Did You Know???

24. Famously and Firstly Canadian  Canadian John McIntosh discovered McIntosh apples in 1811 growing along the St. Lawrence River Valley  The first recorded baseball game was played in Beachville, Ontario in 1838  Montreal Professor Thomas Sterry Hunt developed special green ink to produce American bills ‘greenbacks’ that couldn’t be forged in 1862  The world’s second most popular sport ‘basketball’ was the idea of Canadian James Naismith in 1892

25. Famously and Firstly Canadian  Tom Ryan became the father of five-pin bowling, by developing the game in Toronto in 1909  Torontonian William Knapp developed the yucky-tasting Buckley’s Mixture in 1919  In 1948 Harry Galley received his patented for his stainless steel kitchen sink  Montreal Canadian goalie Jacques Plante became the first goalie to start wearing a mask  Instant mashed potatoes were patented by Edward Asselbergs in 1961

26. Famously and Firstly Canadian  Muskol the world’s most effective bug repellent is the creation of Charlie Coll (1970)  Leslie McFarlane penned the famous Hardy Boys series as Franklin W. Dixon  Torontonian Alex Tilley created the nearly indestructible ‘Tilley Hat’ in 1980  Winnipeg was the first city in the world to develop the emergency ‘911’ system  Canadian Deanna Brasseaur & Jane Foster became the world’s first female jet fighter pilots in 1989

27. Famously and Firstly Canadian  Tim Collins of B.C. developed the Viewer Chip for parents to block offensive television programs  In 1998, the ‘Sam Bat’ a maple baseball bat made by Ottawa carpenter Sam Holman was approved for use in professional baseball leagues  In 1999 Ontario became the first place in the world to protect the skyscape from light pollution by designating a dark-sky park south of Lake Muskoka  Canadians have developed – Trivial Pursuit, Balderdash, Mind Trap, Pictionary and A Question of Scruples

28. Famously and Firstly Canadian  Canada is home to the world’s…  Oldest chain store business is Canada’s Hudson Bay Company founded in 1670  Longest highway, the Trans Canada highway - 7,821 km  Longest street, Yonge Street - 1,900 km  Longest bridge – Confederation Bridge linking P.E.I. to N.B. – 12.9 km  Longest skating rink – 7.8 km Rideau Canal in Ottawa  Longest recreational trail – Trans Canada Trail will be over 16,000 km long

29. Greatest Canadian Invention  Of all these great Canadian ideas, which ones are the “greatest”?  CBC asked Canadians to vote for the Greatest Canadian Invention and showed us the results in early 2007.  www.cbc.ca/inventions

30. Greatest Canadian Invention  Poutine #10

31. Greatest Canadian Invention  Electric Wheelchair #9

32. Greatest Canadian Invention  Zipper #8

33. Greatest Canadian Invention  Robertson Screw #7

34. Greatest Canadian Invention  Pacemaker #6

35. Greatest Canadian Invention  Wonderbra #5

36. Greatest Canadian Invention  Five Pin Bowling #4

37. Greatest Canadian Invention  Light bulb #3

38. Greatest Canadian Invention  Telephone #2

39. Greatest Canadian Invention  Insulin #1