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G101 and Florida Standards
As shown below, the material on Globalization101.org fits very well into the Florida Standards for high-school students. Please click on the topics below to see the relevant alignments.
Social Studies Standards: 9-12
People Places and Environment (geography)
Economics
Social Studies Standards: 9-12
Standard 5: Students Understand US History from 1880 to present day
6. understand political events that shaped the development of the United States foreign policy since World War II and the characteristics of that policy
8. know significant political events and issues that have shaped domestic policy decisions in contemporary America
G101 Resources that Address this Standard
Trade Issue Brief
- Tariff Debates in U.S. History
- Liberalization: The "Deregulation" of International Trade
- Liberalization of International Trade
Environment Issue Brief and Related Lesson Plans
- The Environment and NAFTA
- Lesson Plan: Unit on Globalization and the Environment
Migration Issue Brief
News Analyses
- Drug Importation and its Impact on the World Pharmaceutical Market
- President Bush Lifts Controversial Steel Tariffs
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People Places and Environment (geography)
Standard 2: Students understand the interactions on people and the physical environment
2. understand past and present trends in human migration and cultural interaction and their impact on physical and human systems
4. understand the global impact of human changes in the physical environment
7. understand the concept of sustainable development
G101 Resources that Address this Standard:
Environment Issue Brief
- The Tuna-Dolphin Case
- Spread of Invasive Species
- Loss of Biodiversity
- Ecosystems
- Oceans
- Desertification
- Global Warming
- Ozone Depletion
- Pollution
- Conclusion
Migration Issue Brief, Related News Analyses and Ask the Experts
- Introduction
- Migration in an Earlier Era of Globalization
- Post-World War II Migration
- Migration Today
- Why Does Migration Happen?
- Push Factors
- Pull Factors
- Economic Effects of Migration
- Cultural Effects of Migration
- Challenges Ahead
- Post-9/11 Policies
- EU Enlargement
- News Analysis: European Integration and the Proposed EU Constitution in a Globalized World
- News Analysis: European Union Adopts New Stance on Immigration
- News Analysis: September 2005 UN Report on Global Migration Facility
- Ask the Expert: How immigration came to be one of the most political, international issues.
Development Issue Brief
Sustainable Development
Economics
Standard 1: The students understand how scarcity requires individuals and institutions to make choices about how to use resources
1. understand how financial and non-financial factors (eg. Cultural traditions, profit and risk) motivates consumers, producers, workers, savers and investors to allocate their scare resources differently
G101 Resources that Address these standards:
Culture Issue Brief
- Globalization vs. Asian values
Standard 2: The student understand the characteristics of different economic systems and institutions
3. understand how government taxes, policies, and programs affect individuals, groups, businesses and regions
6. understand factors that have led to increased international interdependence & basic concepts associated with trade between nations
G101 Resources that Address these standards:
Culture Issue Brief
- Protecting Family Farms
- Wildlife Protection and Cultural Rights?
Investment Issue Brief
Trade Issue Brief, Related News Analyses and Lesson Plans
- Primer I: The Economics of International Trade
- Why Do Nations 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
- The Trade Balance
- Tariff Debates in U.S. History
- Liberalization: The "Deregulation" of International Trade
- Liberalization of International Trade
- Trade Challenges for the United States
- News Analysis: Reaction to U.S. Farm Act Highlights Tension Between Domestic Politics and International Obligations
- Lesson Plan: Lesson Plan on Why Nations Trade
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