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Globalization
1. Record:
Oil Production: 9.023 million bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
Oil Consumption: 9.013 million bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
2. Summarize: Write a short paragraph explaining the information you discovered and conclusions you can draw. How does this information help you develop a sense of place for the country -- living conditions, social development, use of land or other resources, etc.?
I myself, live in the United States of America. I had no idea about the sheer size of oil consumption that we consume in this country each year. Just through the high numbers listed on the CIA's website , I got a sense of the supreme and great living conditions, social development and use of land that the United States utilizes.
3. Contemplate:
What questions does the information raise in your mind. Write down two questions you have based on what you have discovered.
1. What can the United States do in order to minimize its massive consumption of oil?
2. What can the United States do in order to maximize its usuage of domestic oil?
Globalization Continued
Other areas of globalization that affects the United States:
-Outsourcing of jobs
-International trade
-Tourism
-Internet
-Online shopping
Three examples:
1. Recruiting professional sports players from other countries to play on United States' teams.
2. Purchasing a pair of headphones from an online store such as eBay, while accessing it in the United States, purchasing it from a small store in Hong Kong, China.
3. A person wanting to see the Grand Canyon whom lives in Switzerland, traveling to the United States.
Capitalism
poverty rates - low poverty rates in relation to the rest of the world suggest that the United States is fairly successful
labor distribution - in comparison with other countries, the United States has a fairly even labor distribution
Identify the GDP - per capita for the country. $15.09 Trillion
-Outsourcing of jobs
-International trade
-Tourism
-Internet
-Online shopping
Three examples:
1. Recruiting professional sports players from other countries to play on United States' teams.
2. Purchasing a pair of headphones from an online store such as eBay, while accessing it in the United States, purchasing it from a small store in Hong Kong, China.
3. A person wanting to see the Grand Canyon whom lives in Switzerland, traveling to the United States.
Capitalism
poverty rates - low poverty rates in relation to the rest of the world suggest that the United States is fairly successful
labor distribution - in comparison with other countries, the United States has a fairly even labor distribution
Identify the GDP - per capita for the country. $15.09 Trillion