Globalization+101

=Mr. Rehr's Classes: This will be collected, if completed, for extra credit the day of your test (Wednesday)=

=GLOBALIZATION 101= Over the next few days you will begin looking out how our world is interconnected. //What happens in China, doesn't stay in China.// You are going to be looking at different examples of issues that overlap continents, countries, and oceans, by researching some key themes in 2011. Using [|Globalization 101] and [|ABC-CLIO] research the following topics:

-**Human Rights and Violence**
 * -Globalization (Link for "//What is globalization?//")**
 * -Global Warming (Found under the issue "[|Environment]", [|Outline])**
 * -Terrorism ([|FEMA Site], [|Counter Terrorism], [|PBS], [|List of Terrorist Groups])**
 * -Outsourcing ([|Global Employment], [|Business Week], [|Laws changing for employee])**
 * -Global Energy Usage and Alternative Energy Sources** (beyond oil) [|Alternative Energy Ideas]

=For each of the above topics, be sure to write a paragraph (a **minimum** of 5-7 sentences) that:=
 * -defines the term**
 * -explain how this is an international issue, not just a national issue**
 * -explain who WINS and who LOSES in each issue**
 * -provide real life example(s) for each scenario**
 * -HOW DOES THIS ISSUE IMPACT US?**

Are you an expert? Below are questions that you will see in various forms on the test. If you cannot answer these questions you should be looking deeper into the issues listed above.

Globalization What is the definition of globalization?

Why would countries be in favor of "globalizing?" =Global Warming= What is global warming and what causes it?

What attempts has the global community (UN) made to slow down global warming?

What country seems to stand out as a country "unwilling" to commit to the international slowdown of global warming?

What country causes the most damage to the environment accord to studies done in 2008?

Terrorism What is terrorism?

What is the name of the terrorist group that is having the greatest impact on the world today and who was their leader?

How might the capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden affect political relations between the U.S. and: Pakistan, the Muslim World, the Western world?

Outsourcing What is outsourcing?

What is the relationship between outsourcing and human rights?

How would the factory worker in western PA feel about outsourcing?

Who is outsourcing and to where?

=**Global Energy Usage and Alternative Energy Sources**= What type of energy is most widely used today, globally?

Who controls the vast majority of this resource?

Knowing who controls much of this resource, why is it in the United States' best interest to devise another "plan"?

What are some alternative energy sources, and what are their benefits./drawbacks?

=Human Rights and Violence= What types of governments typically trample on their peoples' human rights?

What subgroups are particularly impacted by having their right limited around the world?

In what situations is torture allowed according to the UN?