Lesson 33 of 84 · Global Economy
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortWhat Makes Us a Global Community?
Globalization connects people, economies, and cultures across borders.
🎯 Your mission
Trade-offs everywhere — find them.
⚡ The twist
Cheap for you usually means expensive for someone else.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The first ATM was installed in 1967 — and used radioactive ink.
Then & Now
💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.
Globalization connects people, economies, and cultures across borders. Trade, travel, communication, and technology link communities worldwide, making events in one region affect the rest of the planet.
Key Facts
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
Over 100 million people are displaced worldwide.
About 7,000 languages are spoken on Earth.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What does fair trade help ensure?
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.
Find two products that look similar but cost very different. Why?
For the dinner table
“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”
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