Lesson 45 of 84 · Global Economy
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortRefugees and Displaced People
Over 100 million people worldwide are displaced by conflict, persecution, or disaster.
🎯 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
💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.
Over 100 million people worldwide are displaced by conflict, persecution, or disaster. Refugees seek safety in other countries, and organizations like UNHCR provide shelter, food, and legal support.
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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