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Canadian
and World Issues (CGW4U)
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FALL
TERM:
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CLASS
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DATE
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TOPIC
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HOMEWORK
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FILES,
REMARKS, EXTRA MATERIAL
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77
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Mon,
May 28
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Exam
Review
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Study
for exam
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76
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Thurs,
May 24
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Exam
Review
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Study
for exam
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75
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Tues,
May 22
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Exam
Review
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Study
for exam
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Exam Outline and Review
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74
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Thurs,
May 17
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Debates
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Study
for exam
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Final
Debate Today
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73
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Tues,
May 15
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Debate
Preparation
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Prepare
for debates
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72
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Fri,
May 11
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Call
to Action?
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Prepare
for debates
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71
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Wed,
May 9
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Good
News?
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Read
pages 467-469 in Global Connections
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SUE
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70
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Mon,
May 7
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A
Sustainable Future?
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Read
pages 462-466 in Global Connections
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69
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Thurs,
May 3
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Economic
Growth and Sustainability
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Read
pages 456-461 in Global Connections
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UNIT
7: Responsibility and Hope for the Future
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68
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Tues,
May 1
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Unit
Six Test
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Read
pages 449-455 in Global Connections
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Unit
Six Test Today
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67
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Fri,
Apr 27
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Debates:
Quality of Life
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Study
for upcoming test
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Debates Today: Quality of Life
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66
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Wed,
Apr 25
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Microcredit
and Fair Trade
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Prepare
for debates
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65
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Mon,
Apr 23
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Empowerment
in a Globalized World
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Read
pages 443-448 in Global Connections
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64
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Thurs,
Apr 19
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Cultural
Exceptionalism?
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Read
pages 438-442 in Global Connections
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SUE
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63
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Tues,
Apr 17
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Human
Rights
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Read
pages 433-437 in Global Connections
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62
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Fri,
Apr 13
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Obesity
Pandemic
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Read
pages 424-432 in Global Connections
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Final
Microfinance Portfolio Due
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61
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Wed,
Apr 11
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Global
Diseases
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Read
pages 416-423 in Global Connections
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UNIT
6: Quality of Life
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60
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Thurs,
Apr 5
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Unit
Five Test
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Read
pages 410-415 in Global Connections
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Unit
Five Test Today - Review
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59
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Tues,
Apr 3
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A
Look Back at Conflict and Cooperation
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Study
for upcoming test
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58
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Fri,
Mar 30
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Policy
Brief for Future PM
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None
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Policy Brief Due - Exemplar
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57
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Wed,
Mar 28
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Are
World Peace and Development Possible?
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Finish
Policy Brief
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56
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Fri,
Mar 9
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Making
the World a Better Place
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Read
pages 401-408 in Global Connections
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SUE
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55
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Wed,
Mar 7
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Changes
to Global Power
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Read
pages 395-400 in Global Connections
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54
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Mon,
Mar 5
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Global
Power Structures
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Read
pages 390-394 in Global Connections
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53
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Thurs,
Mar 1
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Is
a War on Terror Possible?
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Read
pages 377-389 in Global Connections
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SUE
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52
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Tues,
Feb 28
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Terrorism
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Read
pages 371-376 in Global Connections
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Microfinance
Portfolio #4 Due
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51
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Fri,
Feb 24
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Clash
of Civilizations?
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Read
pages 364-370 in Global Connections
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50
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Wed,
Feb 22
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Hard
and Soft Power
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Read
pages 353-363 in Global Connections
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SUE
–
Toronto
Star
CBC
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49
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Thurs,
Feb 16
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Ideology
and Conflict
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Read
pages 349-352 in Global Connections
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48
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Tues,
Feb 14
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Geopolitics
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Read
pages 343-348 in Global Connections
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UNIT 5:
Conflict and Cooperation
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47
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Fri,
Feb 10
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Unit
Four Test
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Read
pages 338-342 in Global Connections
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Unit
Four Test Today - Review
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46
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Wed,
Feb 8
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A
Look Back at The Earth in Balance
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Study
for upcoming test
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Posters Due: Environmental Issues
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45
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Mon,
Feb 6
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Solutions
to the Climate Problem
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None
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44
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Thurs,
Feb 2
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Climate
Change
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Read
pages 321-336 in Global Connections
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SUE
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Climate Change Simulation
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43
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Tues,
Jan 31
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How
to Make our Energy?
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Read
pages 316-320 in Global Connections
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42
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Fri,
Jan 27
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Energy
Choices
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Read
pages 307-315 in Global Connections
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41
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Wed,
Jan 25
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Threats
to Our Air
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Read
pages 291-306 in Global Connections
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SUE
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40
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Mon,
Jan 23
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The
Atmosphere
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Read
pages 282-290 in Global Connections
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Microfinance
Portfolio #3 Due
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39
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Thurs,
Jan 19
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The
Earth’s Water Resources
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Read
pages 277-281 in Global Connections
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38
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Tues,
Jan 17
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Sustainable
Forests?
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Read
pages 258-276 in Global Connections
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SUE
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37
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Fri,
Jan 13
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The
World’s Forests
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Read
pages 249-257 in Global Connections
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36
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Wed,
Jan 11
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Land
Issues
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Read
pages 245-248 in Global Connections
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UNIT
4: The Earth in Balance
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35
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Wed,
Dec 21
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Unit
Three Test
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Read
pages 228-244 in Global Connections
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Unit
Three Test Today - Have a Great Winter Break!
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34
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Mon,
Dec 19
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A
Look Back at Economic Issues
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Study
for upcoming test
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Test Review
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33
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Thurs,
Dec 15
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Dealing
with the Debt Crisis
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None
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Combating World Hunger Assignment Due
World Debt Simulation
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32
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Tues,
Dec 13
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International
Debt
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Read
pages 221-226 in Global Connections
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31
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Fri,
Dec 9
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Is
Income Fairly Distributed?
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Read
pages 213-220 in Global Connections
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30
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Wed,
Dec 7
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Economic
Disparity
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Read
pages 209-212 in Global Connections
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SUE
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29
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Mon,
Dec 5
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Free
Trade
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Read
pages 196-208 in Global Connections
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28
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Thurs,
Dec 1
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Global
Corporations
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Read
pages 188-195 in Global Connections
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Microfinance
Portfolio #2 Due
Big is Beautiful
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27
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Tues,
Nov 29
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Economic
Systems
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Read
pages 181-187 in Global Connections
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26
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Wed,
Nov 23
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How
Do Economies Develop?
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Read
pages 175-180 in Global Connections
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SUE
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25
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Mon,
Nov 21
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Green
Revolution and Future of Agriculture
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Read
pages 167-174 in Global Connections
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24
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Thurs,
Nov 17
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Hunger
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Read
pages 151- 166 in Global Connections
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Combating World Hunger - Exemplars
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UNIT
3: Economic Issues
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23
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Tues,
Nov 15
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Unit
Two Test
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Read
pages 146-150 in Global Connections
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Unit
Two Test Today - Review
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22
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Wed,
Nov 9
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A
Look Back at Human Population
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Study
for upcoming test
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21
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Mon,
Nov 7
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Urban
Migration - Problems and its Future
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None
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20
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Thurs,
Nov 3
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Urbanization
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Read
pages 138-144 Global Connections
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19
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Tues,
Nov 1
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Migration
Issues
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Read
pages 128-137 in Global Connections
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18
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Fri,
Oct 28
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Migration
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Read
pages 119-127 in Global Connections
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SUE
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17
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Wed,
Oct 26
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Will
a Population Implosion Happen?
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Read
pages 113-118 in Global Connections
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16
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Mon,
Oct 24
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Birth
Dearth?
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Read
pages 109-112 in Global Connections
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15
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Thurs,
Oct 20
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Assumptions
and Futures
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Read
pages 104-108 in Global Connections
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14
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Tues,
Oct 18
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Population
Control
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Read
pages 100-103 in Global Connections
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SUE
–
Work
Skills Conferences
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13
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Fri,
Oct 14
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Population
Explosion
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Read
pages 95-99 in Global Connections
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Microfinance
Portfolio #1 Due
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12
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Wed,
Oct 12
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Population
Projections
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Read
pages 84-94 in Global Connections
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11
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Fri,
Oct 7
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Population
Theories
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Read
pages 79-83 in Global Connections
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SUE
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10
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Wed,
Oct 5
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Measuring
Demographics
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Read
pages 69-78 in Global Connections
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9
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Mon,
Oct 3
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Population
Trends
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Read
pages 63-68 in Global Connections
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UNIT
2: Human Population
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8
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Thurs,
Sept 29
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Unit
One Test
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Read
pages 56-62 in Global Connections
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Unit
One Test Today
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7
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Tues,
Sept 27
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Presentations
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Study
for upcoming test
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Presentations Today - Ways of
Grouping Nations
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6
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Thurs,
Sept 22
|
Ways
of Looking at the World
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Prepare
for Presentations
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5
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Tues,
Sept 20
|
Sustainability
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Read
pages 31-39 in Global Connections
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4
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Fri,
Sept 16
|
Globalization
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Read
pages 20-30 in Global Connections
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SUE
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3
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Wed,
Sept 14
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Opinions,
Facts, and Biases
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Read
pages 11-20 in Global Connections
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2
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Mon,
Sept 12
|
Perspectives
and Issues
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Read
pages 8-10 in Global Connections
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Microfinance Assignment
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1
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Thurs,
Sept 8
|
Class
Introduction
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Read
pages 1-7 in Global
Connections
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Student Outline
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UNIT 1:
Looking at the World
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