SS10.CWI.2

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Contemporary World Issues and Civic Engagement

SS10.CWI.2

Compare the relationship of governments and economies to events occurring in specific nations.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Economic decisions result in costs and benefits for nations and individuals.
  • Different countries utilize varying means of addressing social and economic problems.
  • World affairs are shaped by the trade patterns of countries.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify recurring trends in history revealing existing patterns.
  • Compare and contrast ways in which countries address existing social and economic problems.
  • Identify cause-effect relationships between government actions and their economies.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There is a relationship between government actions and economic trends as found within news stories of current events.

Vocabulary

  • compare/contrast
  • cost/benefit
  • interdependent world
  • economic problem
  • social problem
  • trade
  • historical pattern
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