CI.15 Compare and contrast current economic issues, such as wealth disparity, trade imbalances, developed and developing nations, and over-consumption. E, P

What am I learning today?

How economic issues impact you and the world.

Why am I learning this?

To understand how economic actions impact your life.

How will I know I learned this?

When you have an understanding of how economic events and actions impact your life.

1. Trends in income and wealth inequality

25 richest families in the world are worth more than $1 trillion

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/21/world-26-richest-people-own-as-much-as-poorest-50-per-cent-oxfam-report

https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality

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Contemporary Issues – Lesson 8 – CI.07

History Overview: Students will explore contemporary and historical issues from a global perspective. Standard Number Content Standard Content Strand CI.07 Analyze the relationship between historical facts and historical interpretation. H,

Contemporary Issues – Lesson 2 – CI.02

CI.02 Locate world regions, and explain how location affects events (e.g., climate, place, resources, globalization, urbanization, cultural diffusion). G, H What am I learning today? Our world’s various regions, their

Contemporary Issues – Lesson 11 – CI.10

CI.10 Describe the relationship and causal factors between historic events and contemporary issues (e.g., 2011 Japanese earthquake, Chernobyl, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Great Chicago Fire, world epidemics). C, H What am