Lesson 40 of 84 · Global Economy
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortClimate Change and the World
Climate change is a global issue: rising temperatures cause extreme weather, melting ice caps, and rising seas.
🎯 Your mission
Follow the money. Then follow the choices.
⚡ The twist
Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.
Then & Now
💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.
Climate change is a global issue: rising temperatures cause extreme weather, melting ice caps, and rising seas. Countries cooperate through agreements like the Paris Accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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.
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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Climate Change and the World
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