Economics
Choosing between buying snacks or saving money for a toy teaches this economic idea.
What is opportunity cost?
This is when people do what they’re told, even if they know it’s wrong—like in Milgram’s experiment.
What is obedience?
This is the continent where Indonesia and Japan are located.
What is Asia?
In this kind of society, the group matters more than the individual.
What is collectivism?
These Brazilian treats were served during our first Friday food day.
What are Brigadeiros?
This is what happens when people have more wants than they can satisfy with limited resources.
What is scarcity?
When people judge others or treat them unfairly because of race or class, this is happening.
What is discrimination?
The UAE and Oman are part of this larger world region.
What is the Middle East?
What type of jobs do not have any legal benefits?
What is an informal job?
Out of the 8 countries that we studied, these 2 countries only have 2 colors in their flags.
What are Japan and Nigeria?
This describes the market, and is the starting point of economics. We experienced it during our mangoe market activity.
What is supply and demand?
In some cultures, students work harder because they don’t want to embarrass their family. This is an example of what?
This is the capital city of Brazil.
What is Brasilia?
When a government only tells one side of history in school, this is happening.
What is education control?
This religion is followed in the UAE and the Middle East. Name the religion and the name of those who follow it. (2 words)
What is Islam (religion)?
Whar are Muslims (people who follow Islam)?
A country’s economy grows fast with oil money but then crashes when oil prices drop. What kind of cycle is this?
What is boom-and-bust?
This kind of motivation comes from within—you do something because you want to, not for a prize.
What is intrinsic motivation?
These two countries we studied are both located in Africa but have very different histories—one experienced apartheid, the other has the largest population in Africa.
What are South Africa and Nigeria?
When people do like others just so they do not stand out. This reflects what concept?
What is conformity?
In South Africa, this system gave land and power to a white minority and harmed Black communities.
What is apartheid?
In Brazil, some communities have clean water and schools, while others have none. What economic issue does this show? (4 key words)
What is inequality in access to basic goods?
This is the theory that says people see themselves as part of groups like race, gender, or nationality.
What is Social Identity Theory?
On our Middle East map, this country shares a border with both Palestine and Syria and is smaller than most of its neighbors.
What is Lebanon?
When oppression (ie, war, slavery, apartheid) officially ends but the oppressors have to give back to the oppressed. What are these called?
What are reparations?
This is the number of countries in the world.
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