Crash Course
What is one environmental disadvantage that contributes to globalization?
Vehicle emissions (cars, airplanes, steamboats, etc.) emit significant amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.
Who is the author of The Rise of the Rest (hint: he was a CNN host and Washington Columnists who focuses on US Politics & views of the world)
Fareed Zakaria
What does the International Monetary Fund do?
The International Monetary Fund provides global economic stability with short-to-medium term loans, policy advice, and government advice to its 191 country members.
TRUE or FALSE
The flattening of the world could usher in an amazing era of prosperity, innovation, and collaboration, by companies, communities, and individuals.
True
Finish the sentence
As worldwide production and consumption increase, humans use more _______
a. babies
b. flashlights
c. fossil fuels
d. mercury
c. fossil fuels
What group is attempting to oppose the G8? List the country each letter represents as well.
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
There are 3 stages of Globalization. Stages 1, 2, and 3. From your knowledge of "The World is Flat," A Brief History of the 21st Century, fill in the number 1, 2, or 3 in the blank spaces provided in the sentence below.
"Stage __ of globalization will be inspired by individuals/diverse groups of individuals. Stages __ and __ of globalization were driven by Europeans".
3, 1, 2
Who is the author of "The World is Flat"?(hint: his work focuses on foreign affairs, globalization, and the Middle East. He has received three Pulitzer Prizes in his 71 years of age)
Thomas L. Friedman