Globalization

=__**GLOBALIZATION AND GLOBAL ISSUES **__=

 **  WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION? **- The process by which regions and countries of the world are becoming increasingly interconnected and interdependent. Globalization has been made possible by the development of modern communication technologies.**
 * In this exercise, you will be viewing a number of videos and then posting some thoughts on these using the** //Discussion// **button at the top of the page. The videos focus on two keys concepts in the geography component of Social Studies 11,** GLOBALIZATION **and** STANDARDS OF LIVING **.

 The videos are fairly short and to the point. You can watch them on this page, or double click to go to Youtube for the full screen version. Enjoy the videos and I'll talk to you after :)**
 * This is the traditional definition of what globalization is, however we all have our own opinions on what this means and how globalization has affected us on an individual level. Over the course of this unit I encourage you to learn more about this and how globalization affects the world around you.

**__THE MINIATURE EARTH__**
This video is called "The Miniature Earth" and is one of my favourites. Music by John Lennon. Watch it more than once to really let all the figures sink in!

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__**SHIFT HAPPENS!**__
This video is called "Shift Happens". It focuses on globalization and the information age, and how this affects people today and tomorrow.

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__**THE MODERN LEARNER**__
This video is called "A Vision of Students Today". It focuses on some aspects of student learning in the information age and how technology is or should be changing the way we learn.

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=__**TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION**__ =

Social Studies 11 - Mr. Fraser
Your task is to choose **__THREE__** of these questions to comment on and be ready to discuss tomorrow in class. Please feel free to comment on other comments as well. This can lead to some great discussions! <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">1.) DID "**THE MINIATURE EARTH**" CHANGE YOUR VIEWS ON WORLD POPULATION AND STANDARDS OF LIVING? WHY OR WHY NOT?

2.) HOW DOES "THE INFORMATION AGE" AFFECT YOUR LIFE TODAY? HAS THIS CHANGED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS? 5 YEARS?

3.) HOW DOES GLOBALIZATION AFFECT STANDARD OF LIVING?

4.) CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW TECHNOLOGY AFFECTS GLOBALIZATION?

5.) HOW DO EACH OF THESE RELATE TO OUR //ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT// ON THE EARTH?