Enhancing Global Literacy Flashcards
What is a Global Issue
4 things
Affects a large group of people
Transnational (across many countries)/transboundary (across people and issues)
Persists over time
Has an underlying cause
Systems thinking
A field of study that looks at components of a system and how they connect to each other
What is the main idea of the garbage example on of 17
The effects of systems thinking are long term solutions
What is the main idea of the ice burg model
We only see part of the problem
What happened
What continues to happen
What causes this pattern to be maintained
What Connects the Globe
4 things
Technology
Economic globalization
Culture
Media
What are the five most populous countries
China India U.S. Indonesia Brazil
What are the five most spoken languages
Chinese Spanish English Hindu Russia
What are the five longest rivers
Nile Amazon Yangtze Yellow Parana
Five largest countries
Russia Canada China U.S. Brazil
Five highest GDP per capita
Qatar Luxembourg Lichtenstein Singapore Monaco
Lowest GDP per capita
Central African r public Somalia Democratic republic of Congo Malawi Burundi
What is GDP Per capita
The average yearly household income of a country
Sustainable
Meeting basic needs without ruining it for future generations
