Lesson 5 of 84 · Global Economy
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortClean Water for Everyone
About 2 billion people lack safe drinking water.
🎯 Your mission
Spot the cost behind the price.
⚡ The twist
Trade isn't just stuff — it's ideas, words, and germs.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The first stock exchange was in Amsterdam in 1602 — for spices.
Then & Now
💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.
About 2 billion people lack safe drinking water. Clean water projects — wells, filtration systems, and rainwater collection — save lives and allow children to attend school instead of fetching water.
Key Facts
Over 100 million people are displaced worldwide.
About 7,000 languages are spoken on Earth.
The UN has 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What document outlines fundamental human rights for all people?
Why this still matters
The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Track every dollar you spend or get this week. Then figure out the pattern.
For the dinner table
“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”
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