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G101 and Delaware Standards
As shown below, the material on Globalization101.org fits very well into the Delaware Standards for high-school students. Under each standard, click on the links to see sections of the site that relate to it.
Civics Standard Three: Students will understand the responsibilities, rights, and privileges of United States citizens
Economics Standard One: Students will analyze the potential costs and benefits of personal economic choices in a market economy
Economics Standards Four: Students will examine the patterns and results of international trade
Geography Standard One: Students will develop a personal geographic framework, or "mental map," and understand the uses of maps and other geo-graphics
Geography Standard Two: Students will develop a knowledge of the ways humans modify and respond to the natural environment
Geography Standard Four: Students will develop an understanding of the character and use of regions and the connections between and among them
History Standard Four: Students will develop historical knowledge of major events and phenomena in world, United States, and Delaware history
Civics Standard Three: Students will understand the responsibilities, rights, and privileges of United States citizens.
Performance Indicators
C.419 Select a current public policy issue (federal, state, or local) and develop an informed position.
Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard:
- News Analyses: Drug Importation and its Impact on the World Pharmaceutical Market
Economics Standard One: Students will analyze the potential costs and benefits of personal economic choices in a market economy.
Performance Indicators
E.408 Explain the roles of government in a market economy and analyze the impact on consumers and producers
Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard:
Trade Issue Brief and Related News Analyses
- Efforts to Manipulate Trade Flows
- Import Restrictions
- Export Subsidies
- Consequences of Trade Restrictions
- Tariff Debates in U.S. History
- Trade Challenges for the United States
- News Analysis: President Bush Lifts Controversial Steel Tariffs
Economics Standards Four: Students will examine the patterns and results of international trade
Performance Indicators
E.424 Analyze how specialization influences patterns of international trade
E.427 Explain how a nation’s use of its resources (capital, natural, and human) in the production process affects both what it exports and imports
E.428 Explain the impact of national and international efforts to encourage and discourage international trade
E.429 Explain what determines the flow of investment (real interest rates, exchange rates, real income, price levels) between trading partners
Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard
Culture Issue Brief
- Globalization vs. Local Cultures
- The Influence of U.S. Corporations on Local Mores
- The Integration of Cultures
- Protecting Family Farms
Trade Issue Brief and Related News Analysis
- Introduction
- Primer I: The Economics of International Trade
- Why Do Nations Export?
- Currencies and Exchange Rates
- Why Do Nations Import?
- Trade Specialization
- The Theory of Comparative Advantage
- Comparative Advantage versus Absolute Advantage
- Primer II: Government Regulation of Trade
- Import Restrictions
- Export Subsidies
- Consequences of Trade Restrictions
- Tariff Debates in U.S. History
- Liberalization: The "Deregulation" of International Trade
- Liberalization of International Trade
- The Uruguay Round and the World Trade Organization
- Regional Trade Liberalization
- The Changing Composition of Trade
- Trade and International Labor Standards
- Trade and Environmental Standards
- News Analysis:Drug Importation and its Impact on the World Pharmaceutical Market
- News Analysis: International Oil Markets and the Global Economy
- News Analysis: New Era Opens in Global Textile & Apparel Trade
- News Analysis: U.S. Current Account Deficit Causes Concern Around the Globe
Investment Issue Brief, Related News Analyses and Lesson Plans
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Introduction
- Types of Foreign Investment
- Why Do Companies Invest Overseas?
- Why has Foreign Investment Increased in Recent Decades?
- Factors Influencing Foreign Investment
- The Role of Government
- News Analysis: China - The Number One Target for Foreign Direct Investment in 2003
- Lesson Plan:The Theory of Comparative Advantage
- Lesson Plan: Why Nations Trade
- Lesson Plan: Foreign Investment and Globalization
Geography Standard One: Students will develop a personal geographic framework, or "mental map," and understand the uses of maps and other geo-graphics.
Performance Indicators
G.402 Demonstrate an understanding and application of the following common geographic principles:
Diffusion - the paths followed by people, information, or things as they spread over geographic space (e.g. The spread of the bubonic plague or AIDS in the world; the spread of tobacco consumption from North America to Europe, Asia and Africa).
Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard
Migration Issue Brief
- Introduction
- Migration in an Earlier Era of Globalization
Health Issue Brief and Related Lesson Plans
Geography Standard Two: Students will develop a knowledge of the ways humans modify and respond to the natural environment.
Performance Indicators
G.406 Recognize and explain the impact of human activities in changing ecosystems (e.g. acid rain, global warming, coastal dune destruction, mosquito control) at local to global scales.
G.407 Recognize and explain the role human action plays in intensifying the impact of ecosystems on society (e.g. effect of overgrazing on soil erosion, building in flood plains, contributing to air pollution, deforestation).
G.408 Identify ways that natural hazards and disasters affect human society (e.g. hurricanes, floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions).
Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard
Environment Issue Brief and Related News Analyses
- Ecosystems
- Oceans
- Desertification
- Global Warming
- Ozone Depletion
- Pollution
- News Analysis: The Globalized World Responds to Tsunami Disaster
- News Analysis: Russia Joining the Kyoto Protocol
Geography Standard Four: Students will develop an understanding of the character and use of regions and the connections between and among them.
Performance Indicators
G.419 Identify how regions change over time as a consequence of human actions and environmental change (e.g. migration, technological change, capital investment, climate shifts, seismic activity).
Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard
Migration Issue Brief and Related News Analysis
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Introduction
- Why Does Migration Happen?
- Migration in an Earlier Era of Globalization
- Post-WWII Migration
- Migration Today
- Why Does Migration Happen?
- Push Factors
- Pull Factors
- The Case of the Philippine Nurses
- Challenges Ahead
- Post-9/11 Policies
- EU Enlargement
- An International Organization to Plan Migration Policy?
- Conclusion
- News Analysis: European Union Adopts New Stance on Immigration
History Standard Four: Students will develop historical knowledge of major events and phenomena in world, United States, and Delaware history.
Performance Indicators
H.411 Identify and explain the impact of major political, social, geographical, technological, and economic trends in U.S. history since 1850 and their connections to Delaware history.
- Analyze the impact of innovations in mass media and technology on American society, including the significance of:
- Dominance of the mass media - cable and satellite television (CNN and MTV), videocassette recorders, compact discs, digital video discs
- Creation of an electronic culture - personal computers, the Internet and the Worldwide Web, "dot-com" revolution
- Analyze the major events and personalities of American politics, including the significance of:
- National politics in the 1990s - Bill Clinton, health care and welfare reform, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
H.413 Identify and explain the impact of major political, social, geographical, technological, and economic trends in world history since 1500 AD and their connections to U.S. history
- Discuss the promises and paradoxes of the second half of the 20th century, including the significance of:
- How population explosion and changes in the earth’s environment altered conditions of life
- The increasing interdependence of human society
- How ideologies of democracy, private enterprise, and human rights have reshaped political and social life
Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard
Technology Issue Brief and Related News Analysis
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Introduction
- Industrial Structure and Jobs
- Workforce
- Financial Markets
- Benefits
- Concerns
- Health Care
- Digital Divides and Privacy and Security Concerns
- Privacy and Security Concerns
- News Analysis: Technology Changes News Coverage of War
Trade Issue Brief and Related News Analysis
- Regional Trade Liberalization
- Public Concerns About Trade
- Trade and International Labor Standards
- Trade and Environmental Standards
- News Analysis: New Era Opens in Global Textile & Apparel Trade
Migration Issue Brief
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Introduction
- Why Does Migration Happen?
- Migration in an Earlier Era of Globalization
- Post-WWII Migration
- Migration Today
- Economic Effects of Migration
- The Case of the Philippine Nurses
Environment Issue Brief and Related News Analyses
- The Environment and NAFTA
- Ecosystems
- Oceans
- Desertification
- Global Warming
- Ozone Depletion
- Pollution
- Loss of Biodiversity
- News Analysis: Russia Joining the Kyoto Protocol
International Law Brief
- International Human Rights Law
- UN Programs and Funds
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