Review Seminar:Unit 6 Project

“Impacts of a Borderless Society”

Freddie Arocho-PerezKaplan UniversitySC300: Big Ideas in Science

Rationale

We live in a world where geographic boundaries cease to exist when it comes to goods, services, and even food.

We live in an age where everything and anything is available for consumption year-round at your local grocery store. 

However, this global market also comes with potentially major ecological and economic impacts (both positive and negative). 

Rationale

For example, the coffee you drink may come from beans imported from Colombia, the sugar you use may come from India, or the steaks you sear on the grill may have come from Argentina.

Think about the following:– How much fuel was spent transporting these products across

the ocean?– Were any pesticides used? If so, was it done in a sustainable

fashion?– Were forests cleared to make room for grazing herds or larger

agricultural fields? These are just a few of the many questions we should

be asking ourselves.

General Instructions

Use the information from the Unit 6 Project link. For this assignment, think about the impact that

two (2) of your meals have on our world from an ecological and economic perspective.

You can pick breakfast, lunch or dinner. You will answer a series of questions. Your work should be written in 500-words.

Questions

1. List all of the components of two of your meals. Then,– List each component’s country of origin.– List where you purchased the products from.– Consider the chain of events that took the product

to get from the farm/laboratory to your table.

Question 1 - Example

You can focus on the main components of each meal. Example: Hamburger

– Ground beef– Ketchup– Bun

It would be good to search the manufacturer's / corporation's website for any source information.

You can research typical areas that provide this ingredient by using “Google”.

Question 1 - Example

Example: Minute Maid Orange Juice. You can visit the Minute Maid website and

obtain information on:– where the oranges were grown– where they were processed– how they were transported

Question 1 - Example

Questions

2. What are some of the benefits of a global market and why? List at least 2 benefits, weighing any short-term and long-term impacts.

3. What are some of the impacts of this global market and why? Considering both short-term and long-term impacts, provide at least 2 negative impacts.

Questions 2, 3 - Example

Visit the Global Footprint Network.– This site can give you information on your “Personal Footprint”

and calculate your impact on Earth.– The program asks what you eat, where it comes from, and so

forth and then calculates "how many Earths" it would take to support you if you continue at your current pace.

You can observe/analyze your impact on Earth.

Here's the website: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/

page/personal_footprint/

Questions 2, 3 - Example

Questions

4. Consider the phrase “Think Globally, Act Locally”. What does it mean to you?

5. Has your research on the global market changed the way you will choose goods in the future? Why or why not?

Questions 4, 5 - Resources

Global Food Outlook: 2020 http://www.iftf.org/globalfood

Sustainable food and farming links on the World Wide Web http://www.foodroutes.org/links.jsp

Fresh from the world…where your food comes from http://urbanext.illinois.edu/food/

The global food crisis http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/06/cheap-food/bourne-text

How to Submit the Project

Your work should be written in 500-words, using APA style formatting, including all appropriate citations, references.

Save your copy of the assignment in a location and with a name that you will remember. Be sure to use the "Save As" option to include your first and last name in the title of the document. For example, your assignment might be called Shawn_Edwards_Project5.doc

How to Submit the Project

When you are ready to submit it, click on the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

– Click the link that says Submit an Assignment.– In the "Submit to Basket" menu, select Unit 5: Project– In the "Comments" field, include at least the title of your paper.– Click the Add Attachments button.– Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.– To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to

the Gradebook after your instructor has evaluated it. Click the Dropbox to access it.

– Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted assignment.

Natural Disasters Discussion

Statistics on Natural Disasters (1980-2005)