Coordenadas Mundiales

ACTIVITY 2 Geographical coordinates

A verifiable fact in the history of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is the consolidation of the process of globalization characterized by unevenNorth-South growth. But what do we mean when we talk about North-South?
Find out and record the geographical coordinates of the points marked on the planisphere, and see what the issues presented inthis geographical division over unequal exchange are.
Finally, practice with world atlas on the following link:http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/worldmap/worldmap.html


London, England | 42º north |3º west |
Quebec, Canada | 40º north | 35º west |
Lima, Perú | 9º south | 38º west |
Ciudad del Cabo, Sudàfrica | 28º south | 10º est |
Riad, Aràbia Saudita | 21º north | 22º est |
Pekín,Xina | 38º north | 62º est |
Manila, Filipinas | 34º north | 68º est |

ACTIVITY 3 global inequalities between North and South

Globalization is now evident in the use of local resources andsources of wealth located in remote areas. But globalization does not mean the wealth of all the people on the planet; on the contrary, society (and economies) in the context of globalization is basedon inequality. The progress that has been experienced in the field of technology and science have benefitted in a small proportion of the world population, which is concentrated in developedcountries, while the rest of the world's population survives in poverty.

In the last year is there an indicator variable that, in your opinion, exemplifies the current unequal distribution in the world?Supplementing the text with evidence of the variable or the indicator chosen an image (graph, map, photograph) as a supplement. A picture is worth a thousand words!

The following link can help youtrack Initial:http://www.worldmapper.org/

ACTIVITY 4 The Human Development Index HDI-

Discovering the HDI. The activity has two objectives. First, to familiarize yourself with the statistics...