G101 and the North Carolina State Standards

As shown below, the material on Globalization101.org fits very well into the North Carolina Standards for high-school students. Under each standard, click on the links to see sections of the site that relate to it.

Ninth Grade World History

• Competency Goal 6: Patterns of Social Order - The learner will investigate social and economic organization in various societies throughout time in order to understand the shifts in power and status that have occurred
• Competency Goal 7: Technology and Changing Global Connections - The learner will consider the short- and long-term consequences of the development of new technology.
• Competency Goal  8: Patterns of History - The learner will assess the influence of ideals, values, beliefs, and traditions on current global events and issues.

Tenth Grade Civics and Economics

• Compentency Goal 7: The learner will investigate how and why individuals and groups make economic choices
• Competency 8: The learner will analyze features of the economic system of the United States.
• Competency Goal 9: The learner will analyze factors influencing the United States economy.

11th Grade United States History

• Competency Goal 12: The United States since the Vietnam War (1973-present) - The learner will identify and analyze trends in domestic and foreign affairs of the United States during this time period.

Ninth Grade World History

Competency Goal 6: Patterns of Social Order - The learner will investigate social and economic organization in various societies throughout time in order to understand the shifts in power and status that have occurred.

Objectives

6.05 Analyze issues such as ecological/environmental concerns, political instability, and nationalism as challenges to which societies must respond.

Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard:

Environment Issue Brief and Related News Analyses

• International Environmental Problems and the Efforts to Solve Them
• Loss of Biodiversity
• Oceans
• Desertification
• Global Warming
• Pollution
• News Analyses: Russia Joining the Kyoto Protocol

Compentency Goal 7: Technology and Changing Global Connections - The learner will consider the short- and long-term consequences of the development of new technology.

Objectives
7.01 Assess the degree to which discoveries, innovations, and technologies have accelerated change.

7.03 Examine the causes and effects of industrialization and cite its major costs and benefits.

7.04 Describe significant characteristics of global connections created by technological change, and assess the degree to which cultures participate in that change.

Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard:

Development Issue Brief

• Why Are Some Countries Richer Than Others?
• Geography
• Culture
• Property Rights
• Lack of Freedom
• Problems of Development Today

Technology Issue Brief 

• Introduction: Technology and Globalization
• The Impact of Information Technology
• Industrial Structure and Jobs
• Workforce
• Financial Markets
• Benefits
• Concerns
• Improving Sectors of Society
• Health Care
• Education
• Government

Culture Issue Brief

• Introduction
• Globalization versus Local Cultures
• The Influence of U.S. Corporations on Local Mores
• The Integration of Cultures
• Reaffirmation of Local Culture
• A Clash of Civilizations?
• The Canadian Magazine Dispute
• Cultural Impacts of Globalization
• Cultural Impact #2: Pop Culture
• Cultural Impact #3: The Global Village of Ideas

Competency Goal  8: Patterns of History - The learner will assess the influence of ideals, values, beliefs, and traditions on current global events and issues.

8.04 Characterize over time and place the interactions of world cultures.
8.05 Analyze how the changing and competing components of cultures have led to current global issues and conflicts, and hypothesize solutions to persistent problems

Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard:

Culture Issue Brief

• Introduction
• Globalization versus Local Cultures
• The Influence of U.S. Corporations on Local Mores
• The Integration of Cultures
• Reaffirmation of Local Culture
• A Clash of Civilizations?
• Culture and Trade Disputes
• The Canadian Magazine Dispute
• Cultural Impacts of Globalization
• Cultural Impact #2: Pop Culture
• Cultural Impact #3: The Global Village of Ideas

Tenth Grade Civics and Economics

Compentency Goal 7: The learner will investigate how and why individuals and groups make economic choices.

7.03 Compare examples of tradeoffs and opportunity costs of economic choices.
7.05 Explain the impact of investment on human, capital, productive, and natural resources.

Globalization101.org material that addresses this standard:

Trade Issue Brief 

• The Theory of Comparative Advantage

Technology Issue Brief

• The Impact of Information Technology
• Industrial Structure and Jobs

Investment Issue Brief

• Introduction
• Why Has Foreign Direct Investment Increased So Dramatically in Recent Decades?
• Where Does Foreign Direct Investment Take Place?
• Positive Effects of Foreign Investment
• Capital inflows
• Employment
• Production Advantages
• Investment and Labor

Competency 8: The learner will analyze features of the economic system of the United States.