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An Introduction to World Issues

• Canadian World Issues

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An Introduction to World Issues

• Imagine you are a first-class passenger on a
  spaceship hurling through space at 100,000 km/h
• Poisonous gases are leaking into certain sections
  of the craft and several passengers are dying
  from the fumes.
• The water supply has been contaminated due to a
  breakdown in the ship's waste expulsion system.
• Food supplies are running out.

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An Introduction to World Issues

• Many passengers crowded into the economy section
  of the craft are seriously ill, and only a few of
  them are getting proper medical attention.
• The spaceship has an overall destruct system and
  increasing numbers of technologists - some
  mentally unstable - have gained access to the
  controls of the destruct system.
• What would you do?

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An Introduction to World Issues

• List your 5 top priorities in order of importance

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An Introduction to World Issues

• The term issue refers to a question, concern, or
  problem that has reached the stage of dialogue.
• By studying an issue, you will come to realize
  that there are at least two and, most often, many
  points of view on a situation.
• You will be able to understand the rationale for
  and to debate the various positions.

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Why Study Geography?

• You need to study more geography to offset those
  who think
• The Balkans are an alien people on Star Trek.
• The English Channel is a TV sitcom about Charles
  and Camilla.
• The United Kingdom is a cultural theme park.
• The Tropic of Cancer is a sunscreen lotion.
• The 100 000 pyramid is in Egypt.

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Why Study Geography?

• You need to study more geography to offset those
  who think
• The Gaza Strip is a Middle Eastern folk dance.
• The Ring of Fire is the centre ring of Barnum and
  Baileys Circus.
• The Bermuda Triangle is a percussion instrument
  in a reggae band.
• The International Dateline is a new digital TV
  channel.

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Why Study Geography?

• Nature is not only more complex than we think,
  it is more complex than we can think.
• Dr. David Suzuki

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Who ARE These People?

• Match the names of the world leaders with their
  photographs and countrys flag.

(His Excellency) The Right Honourable Stephen
Harper Prime Minister of Canada
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United States of America

• His Excellency The Honorable Barack H.
  Obama
• President

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Cuba

• His Excellency Raul Castro
• President

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France

• His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy
• President

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United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• His Excellency The Right Honourable Gordon
  Brown
• Prime Minister

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China

• His Excellency Hu Jintao
• President

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Japan

• His Excellency Taro Aso
• Prime Minister

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Australia

• His Excellency The Honourable Kevin Rudd
• Prime Minister

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Russia

• His Excellency Dmitry Medvedev
• President
• Not to be confused with the Prime Minister
  Vladimir Putin

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Germany

• Her Excellency Angela Merkel
• Chancellor

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South Africa

• His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe
• President

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Italy

• His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi
• Prime Minister

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Canada

• (His Excellency) The Right Honourable
  Stephen Harper
• Prime Minister

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Mexico

• His Excellency Felipe Calderón
• President
• Drug Lord Eduardo Felix

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North Korea

• His Excellency Kim Jong Il
• President

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Rwanda

• His Excellency Paul Kagame
• President

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Afghanistan

• His Excellency Hâmid Karzai
• President

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Pakistan

• His Excellency Asif Ali Zardari
• President

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India

• His Excellency Manmohan Singh
• Prime Minister

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Egypt

• His Excellency Mohamed Mubarak
• President (since 1981)

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Israel

• His Excellency Ehud Olmert
• Prime Minister (until Feb?)

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Palestine

• Khaled Mashal
• Leader of Hamas