Lesson 75 of 84 · Global Connections
⭐ 30 XP🌍 World StageOceans and Marine Conservation
Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth and absorb much of its carbon dioxide.
🎯 Your mission
Spot how one country's choice ripples to others.
⚡ The twist
Everything is connected — even when it doesn't look like it.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The world has more cell phones than toothbrushes.
Then & Now
🌐 This is on the news right now somewhere on Earth.
Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth and absorb much of its carbon dioxide. Overfishing, plastic pollution, and acidification threaten marine life. Marine protected areas and reduced plastic use help oceans recover.
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
Pick any product in your home. Trace where it came from. Be amazed.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Read one news headline and ask: who is helped, who is hurt?
For the dinner table
“What's one problem you wish the whole world would work together on?”
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