1. Within a few hundred million, what is the current global population?
a. Use the interactive feature on this website: https://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1980/mercator/1/0/25/
b. To use the interactive feature, move the bar at the bottom of the website.
2. What was the population the year you were born?
a. Use the interactive feature on this website. https://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1980/mercator/1/0/25/
3. How much has the population increased in your lifetime? a. Provide both a number and a percentage. Show your calculations.b. Impressed, surprised? Why or why not?
4. According to World Bank, about what percentage of the global population currently live in extreme poverty? About how many people is that? For data please use these websites and/or the global poverty lecture:
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/overview and/or https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty and/or http://povertydata.worldbank.org/poverty/home/
5. According to World Bank what is the definition of extreme poverty (about how many dollars/day)?
a. For data please use these websites and/or the global poverty lecture: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/overview and/or https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty
6. Please describe other levels of poverty? (those not at the extreme)
7. Has the number of people living in poverty decreased or increased?
a. For data please use these websites and/or the global poverty lecture: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/overview
8. Provide a list or describe an argument put forth by globalization advocates as to the merits of global trade to reduce poverty and/or improving the environment.
a. Use the websites in the previous question for data and those found below. You may use an additional information source. If you do, please cite it in your paper.b.http://www.tradeforum.org/Reducing-Poverty-Through-Trade/c.http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/trade/publication/the-role-of-trade-in-ending-poverty
9. Discuss a negative influence(s) of global trade on people and/or the environment
a. Use the websites in the previous questions and those listed below for data. You may use an additional information source. If you do, please cite it in your paper.
b. https://www.britannica.com/topic/neocolonialismc.https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/14/aid-in-reverse-how-poor-countries-develop-rich-countries
10. Where do you stand? Now that you have data and have discussed a few “positives and negatives,” make a reasoned argument. Does global trade reduce poverty? How does trade influence the opportunity to achieve environmental sustainability? What needs to be done? (Real world alert! Keep in mind that college graduates, which you will be soon, are the people who make and modify these issues).
a. Use the websites in the previous questions and those listed below for data.
b. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/c. https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/green-economy
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