10.9 Globalization and a Changing Global Environment (1990–PRESENT)
Below you will find datasets, lesson plans, and modules to use in the classroom
(10.9a) ESRI GeoInquiry: Running hot and cold
Explore how latitude, elevation, and proximity to the ocean influence temperature patterns in the world’s tropical, temperate, and polar zones.
(10.9a) ESRI GeoInquiry: Growing Pains
A comparison of the processes and implications of population growth in one of the world’s
fastest-growing regions, sub-Saharan Africa, and the slowest-growing region, Europe.
(10.9a) ESRI GeoInquiry: North American trade
Explore the imports, exports, trade, and GNI of countries in North America.
(10.9a) ESRI GeoInquiry: Central American Population
Evaluate population increase in Central America over the past two decades.
(10.9b) ESRI GeoInquiry: Earth moves
Examine seismic and volcanic activity patterns around the world relative to tectonic plate
boundaries, physical features on the earth’s surface, and cities at risk.
(10.9b) ESRI GeoInquiry: Standards of Living
A comparison of the standards of living in the world’s fastest- and slowest-growing regions.
(10.9b) ESRI GeoInquiry: Cities at risk
Examine the proximity of major cities around the world to active volcanoes to identify cities
at risk.
(10.9c) ESRI GeoInquiry: Life on the edge
Analyze population density, plate boundaries, volcanoes, and earthquake activity, identifying
areas of subduction along plate boundaries in South and Southeast Asia.
(10.9c) ESRI GeoInquiry: Seasonal differences
Observe patterns of monsoon rainfall in South Asia and analyze the relationship of those patterns
to the region’s physical features and agriculture.
(10.9c) ESRI GeoInquiry: GDP Per Capita
Explore the GDP per capita relative to the %GDP by sector.
(10.9d) ESRI GeoInquiry: Crossing the Line
Exploration of the nature and significance of international political boundaries through an
investigation of contemporary political boundaries.
(10.9c) ESRI GeoInquiry: Water world
Investigate changes that might occur to the surface of the earth if the major ice sheets of
Antarctica melted.
(10.9c) ESRI GeoInquiry: Net Migration
Identify countries with a net migration that is less than -4.