Human Rights
This international organization works to maintain peace and protect human rights around the world.
What is the United Nations?
What is a global citizen?
This term describes someone who understands and cares about people and issues all around the world.
Special activities or celebrations that are passed down from generation to generation are called these.
What are traditions?
When people cannot find work even though they want a job, it is called this.
What is unemployment?
This country is famous for inventing pizza.
What is Italy?
This American leader gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
How can someone be a global citizen towards the environment?
Reducing waste, recycling, and saving energy are ways people can help protect the environment.
These forms of art are often used to express cultural traditions and stories.
What are music and dance?
This term describes the difference between rich and poor people in a society.
What is wealth disparity?
This scientist developed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This movement in the United States fought to end segregation and gain equal rights for Black Americans.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
What two ways people can help in their community or around the world?
They can volunteer, donate supplies, or participate in charity events.
This Japanese garment is a traditional robe often worn during festivals and ceremonies.
What is a kimono?
In this type of economy, businesses are mostly owned by private individuals instead of the government.
What is capitalism?
This fictional bear lives in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Who is Winnie-the-Pooh?
Treating someone unfairly because of their background, gender, or beliefs is called this.
What is discrimination?
Planting trees can help improve air quality and reduce the effects of this global issue.
What is climate change?
During this Mexican celebration, families honor loved ones who have died with food, candles, and decorations.
What is Día de los Muertos?
Economists use this measurement to calculate the total value of goods and services produced in a country.
What is Gross Domestic Product?
This famous detective was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Name 6 human rights!
Right to: Education, Free speech, freedom from torture, religion, opinion, expression, equality, privacy, movement, seek asylum, etc.
Name a few actions that GlobalCitizen (The website) had on their front page that they were involved with!
Donating blood, Clean water, cleaning your street, photos of people around the world, green jobs
This energetic Brazilian celebration is famous for parades, costumes, and samba music.
What is Carnival in Rio de Janeiro?
This happens when a country or business produces more goods than people are willing to buy, while its opposite happens when there is not enough of a product for everyone who wants it.
What is a surplus, and what is a shortage?
This 14th-century pandemic killed a large portion of Europe’s population and was also called the Black Death.
What is the bubonic plague?