Lesson 4.5

Explore 1

What examples demonstrate that economic globalization does or does not lead to universal prosperity?

Examine whether economic globalization improves universal prosperity.

Activity

This is a required activity to support the inquiry but will not be graded.

The World Bank has created the Online Atlas of The Millennium Development Goals. You can read about each of the eight Millenium Development Goals and see how much of the world is meeting the targets by viewing the map.

Click on the interactive map. Resize the map to view how much of the world continues to experience issues with poverty, hunger, education, gender equality, and child mortality.

Millennium Development Goals (MDG): a list of eight goals developed in the year 2000 by the United Nations in collaboration with world leaders to set goals for the reduction and elimination of poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women

The target date for achieving measurable results is 2015.

hunger: an issue that affects individuals and population when access to food is limited over a considerable period of time

gender equality: the degree to which opportunities are accessible by both men and women in a country

child mortality: refers to the death of a child within the first five years of life

The child mortality rate is used to classify the ability of a country to meet the basic needs of its citizens. A high child mortality rate is related to a low standard of living and issues related to access to basic services such as adequate food, health care, and education.

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Multimedia

View the World Bank slide show about rising food prices. Click on "Food Prices," and then click on the plus (+) sign.