Unit 8

Section 1

Economic Trends

World Divided

• North – rich

Industrialized

↑literacy rates

↑standard of living

• South – poor

Agricultural b/c of post-colonialism

Obstacles to Development

• Geography

• ↑ population growth

• Past economic policies > comman ec.

• Ec. Dependence, trade deficits, debt

• Political Instability

Vocabulary• Trade deficit – importing more than

exporting

• Economic dependence – countries’ reliant upon another country

• Economic interdependence – countries’ reliant on one and other

Alphabet Soup

• IMF – International Monetary Fund(’67)

• ASEAN - Assoc. of S.E. Asian Nations (’67)

• NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement

• EU – European Union

Conflicts and Peace Effort• Terrorism: deliberate unpredictable

violence to gain revenge/achieve political goals.

Ethnic and Religious Tensions

Country Groups Cause Effect

Northern Ireland Protestants

v.Catholics

Religious differences

North – British controlled

South - Separate

Balkans/

Ukraine

Serbs – Christian

Croats- Catholic

Albanians - Muslim

Religious differences

Milosevic – ethnic cleansing

South Asia/SE Asia India – Hindus /Muslims/Sikhs

Indonesia

Religious/Ethnic differences

International Hot Spots

Iraq Saddam Hussein – killed 1,000’s of Kurds; US helps take him out of power; tried in Iraq and hanged; now a democracy

Kurds Treated harshly in Turkey and Iraq; seek independent state

North Korea

Dictatorship/ harsh regime; threatens to build nuclear missiles

China ↑ Population growth strains resources; rapid growth in industry and trade

India/Pakistan

Religious differences; fight over Kashmir

Afghanistan

Terrorist group – al Qaeda

United Nations

• Established in 1945 after WWII; replaced League of Nations

• Agencies include:– Food and Agriculture Org.(FAO)– UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)– WHO (World Health Organization)

Structure of UN

General Assembly

Secretariat

Economic and Social Council

Security Council

International Court of Justice

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• People are free and equal with dignity and rights

Social Patterns and Change• Westernization- adoption of western ways

• Threat to traditions

Overpopulation• Causes

– Religion– Cultural factors– Economic factors– Lack of knowledge

Countries– China– India

• Ways to Control– Family planning– Birth Control

Urbanization

• Causes– Jobs– Health care– Education– Modern conveniences

Results

Cultural exchange

Pollution

Status of Women

Gained rights:

right to vote

occupation

Patterns of Global Migration

• Reasons– Better ec.

opportunities– Freedom from

repressive gov’t

Science and Technology

• Green Revolution

• Computer Revolution

• Space Technology

• Medical Technology

The Environment

• Pollution

• Deforestation

• Endangered Species

• Desertification

• Nuclear Proliferation