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Bellwork: October 11th 3. What is the artist
saying in this political cartoon?
4. Do you agree?
Turn in your textbook to Chapter 4-4. Page 97. Read “Globalization”
Globalization
***At the top of your Reading Guide, write 2 key words:
Import=to bring goods into a country (buy)My shirt was imported from Vietnam.
Export=to send goods out of a country (sell)The US exports lots of wheat to the rest of the world.
Globalization Reading GuideFrom your reading guide:1. What is globalization?
1. The process in which countries are becoming increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade.
2. How has the world come closer together over the last 100 years?
Technology in communication and transportation
3. Why do you think the United States has such a great impact on global popular culture?
One of the wealthiest and most powerful nations; the US is also a mix of many cultures
Globalization and Culture
Discussion: What is the artist saying about US culture and the rest of the world?
Also: look at “The Islamic World” poster. What items of US
popular culture do you see?
Global Trade
Your Globalization homework assignment was meant to illustrate global trade.
Items in our homes come to us from all over the world.
Increased technology has helped increase global trade…therefore countries have begun to depend on each other.
Interdependence
Interdependence
4a. What is interdependence? Depending on each other.
The world is becoming
more interdependent… countries are depending on each other for business.
4b. How is it illustrated on page 98-99?
1. Does this represent globalization?
2. How does this represent globalization?
**Now finish your Reading Guide on your own.
Assignment: Illustrate Globalization or Interdependence
To get an A: Illustration fully represents Globalization or Interdependence. If Globalization – show how the world is coming together
through culture and trade by better technology. If Interdependence – show an interdependent relationship
between countries. Must be colored Must be neat with effort Must have the word and its definition on the page. Needs to be creative.