America's Response
To a Changing World
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1. Understanding the US-China Trade Relationship
2. The US-China Trade Relationship Infographic: Click here for an awesome info-graphic about the trade relationship (import/export) between the United States and China. Find the: A. Total $ Value of all Chinese Exports B. $ Value of Chinese exports to US and Top 5 "products" imported to US. C. Total $ Value of all US Exports D. $ Value of US exports to China and the top 5 products imported to China. E. . $ Value of US/China Trade Deficit (different in value of trade between the two countries) 3. Top US Trading Partners A. What are the top 10 US trading partners B. What is the US world total exports? C. What is the US world total imports? D. What is the US world "trade balance?" What does this mean? E. Which 5 categories of products does the US have the largest trade deficits in? HW - US/China Relations Reading and Questions + Graphic Organizer
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1. Chinese Ghost Towns - click link to watch video (0:00-13:18)
2. China and US GDP Growth (1960-2015) A. How did China's GDP growth chang between 1989 and 1992? B. What was China's average GDP growth between 1992 and 2007? C. What has happened to China's GDP growth since 2007? 3. Are the US and China "frenemies?
4. Click here for an awesome info-graphic about the trade relationship (import/export) between the United States and China. Find the: A. Total $ Value of all Chinese Exports B. $ Value of Chinese exports to US and Top 5 "products" imported to US. C. Total $ Value of all US Exports D. $ Value of US exports to China and the top 5 products imported to China. E. . $ Value of US/China Trade Deficit (different in value of trade between the two countries) 5. Top US Trading Partners A. What are the top 10 US trading partners B. What is the US world total exports? C. What is the US world total imports? D. What is the US world "trade balance?" What does this mean? E. Which 5 categories of products does the US have the largest trade deficits in? 1. South China Sea Artificial Islands Have Weapons Installed: Report
2. At Trump And Xi's Meetings, Uncomfortable Talks Are The Order Of The Day 3. China Quiz 4. Describing China A and China B
5. Write a paragraph answer to each of the following questions: 1. Describe the major differences between "China A" and "China B." (20 mins)
2. After reading the following interview excerpt with Nicholas Bequelin, explain how the "June Fourth Incident" led to less political conflict and decent in China.
[Can you talk about the legacy of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown?] "I think that June Fourth is … the backdrop of everything political with China. It is because of June Fourth that Chinese citizens are not challenging directly the state, because they know that if they do, that is what is going to happen. They will send the army and tanks. All the strategies developed by Chinese citizens today to push for greater individual space, greater security, greater predictability, greater transparency for government, a better judicial system, more privacy, etc., all this is predicated on the fact that otherwise you're doomed. It's political suicide to oppose the Communist Party. Even people who don't know about June Fourth have integrated this principle through, for instance, their parents or the peer pressure coming from Chinese society, because maybe they don't know about June Fourth, but their parents will know, and if they see their kids starting to engage into political commentaries, they will immediately tell them to stop because of the risk involved. So June Fourth is still the backdrop in China. Whether people know it or not, it is still the backdrop; it is still floating in the air. If you confront directly the government, that is what you get." *Read both aloud (3-inch voice) before submission. *When finished, upload to Assignment #9. Due in class today. 1. China Map Quiz 2.0
2. Continue "Tank Man" (click here for link)
1. China Map Quiz
2. Begin Tank Man - Frontline Documentary (click here for link)
1. Geography Now - China
2. Mapping Chinese Cities - use this map Place the 10 cities below on your blank map of China No. 1 Shanghai As the financial and economic center of China, Shanghai owns the largest urban resident population which is around 22,315,000. No. 2 Beijing The capital city, Beijing has the second largest urban population of China which is about 18,827,000. The Han nationality accounts for 96.5% of the total. The other 55 ethnic minorities’ claim a population of more than 300,000, most of them are from Hui, Manchu, and Mongolian nationalities. No. 3 Chongqing Chongqing with an urban resident population of 15,690,000 ranked the 3rd. No. 4 Tianjin As one of the Municipality cities of China, Tianjin has an urban resident population of 11,090,000. No. 5 Guangzhou Guangzhou has a population in urban area of 11,070,654, accounting for 10.7 percent of the province's permanent population. No. 6 Shenzhen Shenzhen is one of China major ports for foreign trade and international exchanges in China that with an urban resident population of 10,357,938. No. 7 Dongguan The urban resident population of Dongguan is 8,220,937. No. 8 Chengdu As one of the major tourist cities in China, Chengdu has an urban resident population of 7,123,697. No. 9 Hong Kong Hong Kong is a major tourist destination in China and one of the world's major business centres. It has an urban resident population of 7,055,071. No. 10 Hangzhou Hangzhou enjoys a title as "the most splendid and luxurious city in the world". Its urban resident population is nearly 7 million. 3. Begin Tank Man - Frontline Documentary (click here for link)
1. Things You Didn't Know About China
2. . China - click here for the basics A. What type of government does China have? B. What is China's capital? C. What is China's population? What is America's population? D. What is China's land area? What is America's? E. What are the most common languages in China? F. When did China become a unified "state" (country)? When did the US? G. How many countries does China border? The US? 3. The Economic Power of China - click link to watch video to answer the questions A. China is what percent of the worlds land? B. China is what percent of the world's population? C. When is China predicted to be the world's largest economy? D. China is the worlds largest producer of...? E. China produces what percent of the world's steel? F. China produces what percent of the world's rare earth metals? G. China files more ________________ than any other country? H. By 2020, how many new sky-scrapers will China have? I. Within the next ten years, China will account for 1/5 of the world's.....? J. What are two biggest economic challenges facing China today? K. China has how many billionaires? Multi-Millionaires? Millionaires? 4. Mapping Chinese Cities - click here to access a searchable Google Map of China or use this map Place the 10 cities below on your blank map of China No. 1 Shanghai As the financial and economic center of China, Shanghai owns the largest urban resident population which is around 22,315,000. The permanent population of Shanghai is nearly 25.7 million including the inhabitants in suburbs. No. 2 Beijing The capital city, Beijing has the second largest urban population of China which is about 18,827,000. The Han nationality accounts for 96.5% of the total. The other 55 ethnic minorities’ claim a population of more than 300,000, most of them are from Hui, Manchu, and Mongolian nationalities. No. 3 Chongqing Chongqing with an urban resident population of 15,690,000 ranked the 3rd. As one of the biggest cities in China, it has a permanent population of over 30 million. No. 4 Tianjin As one of the Municipality cities of China, Tianjin has an urban resident population of 11,090,000. The permanent population will be 12,937,954. No. 5 Guangzhou Guangzhou has a population in urban area of 11,070,654, accounting for 10.7 percent of the province's permanent population. No. 6 Shenzhen Shenzhen is one of China major ports for foreign trade and international exchanges in China that with an urban resident population of 10,357,938. No. 7 Dongguan The urban resident population of Dongguan is 8,220,937. It is also the permanent population of this area. No. 8 Chengdu As one of the major tourist cities in China, Chengdu has an urban resident population of 7,123,697. The permanent population is around 14,047,625 No. 9 Hong Kong Hong Kong is a major tourist destination in China and one of the world's major business centres. It has an urban resident population of 7,055,071. It is also the permanent population of this area. No. 10 Hangzhou Hangzhou enjoys a title as "the most splendid and luxurious city in the world". Its urban resident population is nearly 7 million. It is also the permanent population of this area. HW - US Foreign Aid Projects due next class (5/17) 1. Work on USAID projects
A. Project Requirements and Guidelines I. Content - your project includes all necessary information (25 pts) a. Description of the current state of global poverty (with at least three stats) b. Explanation of the major problems faced by those living in extreme poverty (from the "Living on One" episodes).
c. Information from questions #1, 3, 4, 5, 7 of the US Foreign Assistance Research d. Information about your sector gathered in Assignment #8 (USAID Sector Research) e. 3-4 examples of other accomplishments of USAID programs II. Organization/Persuasion - your project "tells a clear story," is easy to follow, the information is presented in a logical order, and is done so in a persuasive manner (10 pts) III. Visual Appeal and Polish - your project is neat, polished, free of written errors, attention grabbing and an appropriate combination of text and imagery. (10 pts) IV. Cite Sources - your project must cite the sources of all information and pictures in a "References and Images*" list (10 pts) B. How to cite sources for project:
C. Projects due Wednesday 5/17 1. Complete data gathering assignment. When complete upload to eBackpack assignment #8
2. The Project - The Trump administration has signaled a desire to significantly cut back on foreign aid spending. And as we have discussed in class, most Americans vastly over estimate the amount we spend on foreign aid and aren't all that knowledgable on how foreign aid money is spent. Your task for this project is to create a website or video aimed at gathering support from the Trump Administration and American people to continue funding for USAID in general, and your sector of USAID in particular. Essentially, you are trying to convince them that USAID deserves to be funded and that your sector of USAID is important and money for it should not be cut from the US federal government budget 2. Project Creation
3. Your project will be assessed based on the following criteria: I. Content - your project includes all necessary information (25 pts) a. Description of the current state of global poverty (with at least three stats) b. Explanation of the major problems faced by those living in extreme poverty (from the "Living on One" episodes).
c. Information from questions #1, 3, 4, 5, 7 of the US Foreign Assistance Research d. Information about your sector gathered in Assignment #8 (USAID Sector Research) e. 3-4 examples of other accomplishments of USAID programs II. Organization/Persuasion - your project "tells a clear story," is easy to follow, the information is presented in a logical order, and is done so in a persuasive manner (10 pts) III. Visual Appeal and Polish - your project is neat, polished, free of written errors, attention grabbing and an appropriate combination of text and imagery. (10 pts) IV. Cite Sources - your project must cite the source of all information and pictures in a "References and Images" list (at the end of your project). If it an electronic source, you must provide the NAME OF WEBSITE and LINK only. ***For images, GOOGLE IMAGES is NOT what you should be citing. You need to go to the website that actually hosts the image and cite that website. (5 pts) 4. Due Date - Projects are due Monday 5/17. 5 points will be deducted for every school day that it is late (up to 5 days). After 5 school days late, you will have to meet with me for permission to turn in. 1. USAID Sector Research (must be typed)
Today you will be working to learn more about one of the major foreign aid sectors administered by the US foreign assistance agency, USAID. Use this link to the USAID website to begin gathering your data. All questions below can be answered using the USAID website. No other outside research is required. Here are your research topics: 1. Identify/Explain the problem:
2. Outline the USAID solution
3. The results
4. Case Study: describe in detail a specific example of a USAID program designed to address your issue. The case study examples can be found by clicking on the "small picture stories" near the top of the main page for each sector. For your example be sure to include the:
5. Your analysis:
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