Globalization Webquest SVHS US Hist

Globalization Webquest SVHS US Hist

You are going on a webquest. This document is your map. If you can complete each task, you will earn a reward. This lesson surveys various maps, charts, graphs, videos, photos, and other primary source documents to assess the impact of globalization and current events on the U.S. and world economies. Remember you may pause videos or even play them back if needed.

You must submit your answers on paper to earn your prize (credit). You may type your answers, print it and turn in the printed document or you may hand write all the answers on lined paper. I am not worried about copying questions. Please label your answers by number. The letters help, but the numbers are most important.

A)  While the computer loads, read the article “One Hundred Percent American” by Ralph Linton (there is a printed copy) and answer the following questions. The year will be given when the class is ready. https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~franker/Anth140/AssignedReadings/onehundredpercentamerican.pdf

1.  Estimate how closely the article resembles your life.

2.  Guess what year the article was written?

Click on http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/

B) to load the video. When the gapminder page loads select high-resolution video. Select save and place it on the desktop or somewhere you will remember. Once it downloads, select open. Click the play button when it is loaded. You may need to complete this video at home or on your phone. Try to load the video at school, but if it doesn’t work, move on to step C.

3.  While the video loads, answer this “do you think the country you are from enjoys long life and wealth? Or are you from a country that suffers from illness and poverty?”

Watch the video and answer the following.

4.  What is the cause of western nations live longer than other areas of the world

5.  How do countries compare in 1948?

6.  Why will the gap between countries continue to close?

C) Follow this link, http://www.gapminder.org/ when the page loads, click on the image of the graph with all the bubbles. It should load (takes a bit) and be titled, “Wealth and health of nations”. Notice if you move your cursor over the biggest blue circle it is India and the life expectancy is 65 and the income per person is $3163.

7.  What are the life expectancy and the income per person for the USA?

Move your cursor over the income per person and change the axis to child mortality (0-5 year olds dying per 1,000). Change the other axis to Children per woman (total fertility).

8.  Which region has the greatest fertility and the greatest infant mortality?

9.  Why might this be so?

10.  Use the graph to figure out which country has the highest population, total and which country has the greatest life expectancy in years.

D)  Continue to http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/maps-tough-oil

Press play, then scroll the mouse over a big circle to see which country it represents. Don’t forget you can replay or pause the animation.

11.  Which region of the world produces the most oil?

12.  Compare Saudi Arabia’s oil production with the United States.

13.  During which decade does the US loss its oil production strength?

E) http://www.earthlyissues.com/airpollution.htm

Scroll to the bottom of the page and watch the Earth at Night video.

14.  Identify the sources of light in the Middle East.

15.  Describe the lights of North and South Korea. Remember it is a peninsula connected to China.

F)  Watch the video at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22185262 it is filled with “hotspots” or boxes to click for more information during the video. Some of the questions are in the hotspots. The actual video is just over 3 minutes so you have time to visit the hotspots and learn what is going on. Answer the following questions.

16.  Where was the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

17.  How well did the cap fix the leak? You will need to click on the hotspot.

18.  Watch for the oysters and click on the hot spot. What happened to the oyster population from the summer or 2009 to the summer of 2010?

19.  What happened to tourism after the oil spill?

Day one done

G)  Follow the link and use the map to answer the questions.

http://www.polgeonow.com/2013/03/syria-uprising-map-march-2013-9.html

20.  What does the red symbolize on the map?

21.  Why is there limited activity in the middle of Syria?

22.  Which three groups are fighting in Syria?

H)  To watch the Vlog bros video on Ukraine copy and paste the link into google chrome (or other internet provider) if you are working at school. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzgiUWro_8GbbC1vckFJZmFyVEk/edit?usp=sharing You may need to click “dismiss” on the warning screen. Click on file, select download. On the next window, click the box “download anyway”. On the bottom left corner will be a downloading box. When the download in complete, click on the box, wait a few seconds and the video should play. You may have to watch this video twice to really follow it. He talks fast, uses academic language and is explaining high level economics. Load and watch the video on this link to answer the questions. If you are working from home, the direct link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2nklduvThs . You will need to locate the Crimean Peninsula on a map of the Ukraine without assistance so pay attention.

23.  Pause at 2:24 and use the map to respond. According to the map, which language is spoken in the Crimean Peninsula?

24.  Did the most recent election go smoothly? Explain.

25.  In 2006, how did Russia influence Ukraine’s foreign policy and domestic security?

I)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGyFhwdtCMk leads to a video on Ebola. There will probably be an advertisement, please skip it.

26.  Is Ebola the only contagious disease the World Health Organization is worried about?

27.  What is the fatality rate?

28.  What kills an Ebola victim?

29.  How do you get infected?

J) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQPlREDW-Ro leads to a video on ISIS. When copying and pasting make sure you only have the web address in the address bar or it won’t load. This video starts right away so pay attention.

30.  What are the 3 major religious groups in Iraq?

31.  Which group is the majority?

32.  What is the goal of ISIS?

33.  Do Al-Qaeda and Saudi Arabia support ISIS?

K)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTzpd43HBzo Copy and paste the link into the address bar of either chrome or firefox. Make sure that you only paste the link, the spaces and the letter were copying when I developed this. Just delete the letters you don’t need.

34.  What does Boko Haram translate to?

35.  When did the group become violent?

36.  What 4 things does the group want?

37.  Are these demands reasonable?

L)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_2sPWV0Os Copy and paste the address again, the same as the last few. Watch the video and answer the question.

38.  Why do you suppose Al-Shabaab attacked a university?

39.  Which group does Al-Shabaab work with?

40.  Why attack civilians?

M)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOCxJRwasSo Follow the link. There is usually an advertisement so skip it when you can. This is a very short video, be ready to write the answers.

41.  Identify 3 changes in US-Cuban relations.

a.  ______

b.  ______

c.  ______

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