unit 1 chap. 2 global issues lesson 1

financial crisis 金融危机

Chapter 2 Global Issues （全球化问题）Lesson 1 The Global

Village

What do you know about international trade and conflicts （冲突）？

population density 人口密度

Map Skills

overpopulation （人口过剩）

Word Banktechnology 科技global village 地球村tradition 传统interdependent 互相依赖Brazil 巴西communication 通讯satellite 卫星

forecast 预报geographer 地理学家Internet 英特网The Middle East 中东Colombia 哥伦比亚orbit 在轨道上运行cellular phone 移动电话

How is the World a Global Village?

technology

What kind of advances in technology?

Communication 通讯 Transportation 运输 Information 信息 …… ……

Global Village

What does it mean to say that countries of the world are interdependent （互相依赖）？

oil revolution 石油革命

How Has Technology Affected Geography?

satellite 卫星

spacecraft 宇宙飞船

How have satellites linked countries of the world together?

Help forecast weather

What functions （功能） of computers help geographers?

What Else Has Technology Affected?

♣ change communication

What change has e-mail caused in communication?

♣ change transportation

High-speed trains

Shinkansen 新干线

Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge

Airplane