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 9 – CI.08

CI.08 Analyze how causal factors (e.g., cultural differences, boundary disputes, imperialism, and religious conflicts) fostered past and current conflicts. C, G, H, P What am I learning today? How differences

Contemporary Issues – Lesson 3 – 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 6 – CI.05

CI.05 Explain how technology and globalization shape new methods of human interaction. C, G What am I learning today? How technology impacts our lives every day. Why am I learning