Living in a Globalizing World

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Use this information to lead you to supplementary sources for your SS10-1 chapter highlights assignment. 

• Globalization 101 
• CIA World Factbook 
• Commanding Heights: Countries 

• EasyBib 

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• Prezi 

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• Purdue Writing Lab 

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• The Presentation Handout: Not Your Slides. 
• University of Toronto: Writing an Annotated Bibliography 
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Chapter 12: Economic Globalization Expands

• World Trade Organization
• Transnational Corporations 
• Pros/Cons of Multi National Companies
• Communication Technologies: World Bank
• Nafta​
• The role of technology in globalisation
• What is the role of technology in globalization?
• Outsourcing
• Location of Production
• Trade Agreement  (Access through Online Reference Centre Britanica school)
• International Trade (Access through Online Reference Centre Britanica school)
• Offshoring  (Access through Online Reference Centre Britanica school)

Chapter 13: Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Globalization

• Knowledge Economy Investopedia
• What is a knowledge Ecnomy​
• Trade Liberalization
• What are Crown corporations and why do they exist?
• Outsourcing -- investopedia​
• Does Globalization Help or Hurt the World's Poor?
• The Outsourcing Debate

Chapter 14: Environmental Impacts of Globalization

• Sustainable Prosperity - Big Box Stores
• Sustainability and Innovation
• What is the impact of globalisation on the environment? 
• Globalization and the Environment
• Trade Transportation
• Environment and Globalization 
• Sustainable forest management in Canada
• exclusive economic zone
• 7 facts about the oil sands

Chapter 15: Global Sustainability and Prosperity

• Sustainability (Access through Online Reference Centre Britanica school)
• Globalization and Sustainability 
• Sustainability Efforts
• Going Global
• The Winners and Losers of Globalization
• Is Globalization a Source of Prosperity and Progress or the Main Cause of Poverty?
• What do the world's religions have to say about sustainability?
• Overpopulation

Chapter 16: Understanding Quality of Life​

• Quality of Life (Access through Online Reference Centre Britanica school)
• OECD Better Life Index
• quality of life
• World Happiness Report
• Human Development Report
• Nongovernmental Organizations
• Foreign aid
• Foreign aid (Access through Online Reference Centre Britanica school)

Chapter 17: Globalization, Democratization and Human Rights

• Global Labour Rights
• Human Rights: United Nations
• Canadian Human Rights
• What Are Human Rights?
• The growing threats to human rights
• Human rights are under attack
• Democracy and Human Rights

Chapter 18: Impacts of Globalization on Groups in Society

• Barriers to Global Citizenship
• Girls & Women
• Every Woman Every Child
• UNICEF
• Child Labor
• Women

Chapter 19: Individuals and Communities in a Globalizing World

• Migration
• Transnational Migrants: When "Home" Means More Than One Country
• The Global food Supply Chain
• The role of technology in Globalization
• Globalization and Infectious Disease
• Globalization and Water
• Globalization and Water
• Water and Development
• Globalization and infectious diseases 
• Ebola Outbreak

Chapter 20: Civic Responsibilities in a Globalizing World

• What are 5 civic duties
• What is Civic Responsiblity 
• Is there such a thing as civic duty? And do we feel it?
• canadian business for social responsibility
• HBC tries to end sweatshops
• The Bay, Wal-Mart top sweatshop award
• OECD
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities
• Global affairs Canada

Chapter 21: Your Globalizing World

• Global Affairs Canada
• Referendums
• Business Ethics
• Business Social Responsibility 
• Buycotts: Can Ethical Consumerism Create a Better Society?
• Do Boycotts really work?
• Being a Responsible Citizen 
• Global Citizenship 
• United Nations
• Open Democracy: What is a Global Citizen

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