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World Issues

World Issues. What. Why. How. ecology. German: Ö kologie from Greek oikos "house"). ECOLOGY. branch of biology dealing with living organisms" distribution, behavior, mode of life and relations to their surroundings. ECOLOGY.

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World Issues

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  1. World Issues What Why How

  2. ecology • German: Ö kologie from Greek oikos "house")

  3. ECOLOGY • branch of biology dealing with living organisms" distribution, behavior, mode of life and relations to their surroundings

  4. ECOLOGY http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/11807-ecology-ecosystems-and-biomes-video.htm

  5. Globalization http://www.globalization101.org/index.html

  6. maximum sustained yields • amounts of a renewable resource such as forests or fish that can be harvested without seriously depleting the supply for future generations

  7. quality or condition of being preoccupied with one's own cultural or national group, believing in the superiority of one's lifestyle, values, and behaviours ethnocentrism

  8. World Trade Organization • global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business

  9. WTO • http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/thewto_e.htm

  10. Human Development Index (HDI) • created by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Human Development Index is a summary composite index that measures a country’s average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: longevity, knowledge, and a decent standard of living.

  11. HDI • http://hdr.undp.org/external/flash/hdi_map/hdi.html

  12. Gini Coefficient • most commonly used measure of inequality. The coefficient varies between 0, which reflects complete equality and 1, which indicates complete inequality (one person has all the income or consumption, all others have none).

  13. Gini Coefficient • http://hdrstats.undp.org/indicators/147.html

  14. paradigm • a general way of seeing the world that dictates which kind of theory and ideas will be acceptable; a set of beliefs and values determining one's outlook or approach to things that may undergo radical change in a paradigm shift

  15. The Golden Rule

  16. The Golden Rule • Matthew 7:12: • “In everything do to others, as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.”

  17. D.R.E.A.M.S. • “Youth. Community. Development.” • “Making Connections for the Common Good.”

  18. Issue Initiative • Integrate your C.L.I.P. knowledge of interdependent systems and seek to develop a just and compassionate society through an issue initiative.

  19. Refer to the following package:IDP World Issue Initiative Process & Documents • IDP ISSUE...(GIM)... Page 2-14 Task: complete IDP ISSUE INITIATIVE PROCESS MATRIX USING THE GEOGRAPHIC INQUIRY METHOD (GIM)

  20. Refer to the following package:IDP World Issue Initiative Process & Documents 2. IDP INITIATIVE & CGW Seminar Items.. Pages 13-17 Task: teach the class your assigned Geonexus chapter(s).

  21. Refer to the following package:IDP World Issue Initiative Process & Documents 3. CGW 4UL Chapter Summation Assignment. Pages 18-19 Task: complete a series of activities for your assigned chapter(s)

  22. Refer to the following package:IDP World Issue Initiative Process & Documents 4. CGW 4U1: CULMINATING ACTIVITY...... Page 20 Task: present a tutorial on your assigned chapter(s).

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