This 12-minute video describes a complex story of globalization. In this video (part 1/2), follow the complex path of a t-shirt before it reaches stores. The video describes global trade and some positive benefits of globalization.
In this 14-minute video (second in the series about globalization), the host questions whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. What are some of the negative effects of globalization? Note: teachers may want to preview the video.
This map is designed to provide a glimpse of some of the challenges in developing countries and the progress made toward achieving five of the MDGs. It uses the United Nations Development Programme's human development index (HDI) to show which countries have achieved high levels of development.
Explore our changing world using the best statistics on health, income, environment and much more. Gapminder has charts, maps, and resources for teachers.
On the first page of the interactive, select different countries or regions to see how consumption patterns have changed in the last 50 years. Click on the "Meat Consumption" tab at the top to interact with the charts to see how each country or region's meat-eating patterns have evolved.
Explore the world's national parks, wilderness areas and world heritage sites. Use the interactive map to explore different areas of the world. This was created through a UN partnership with the International Union of Conservation of Nature, as well as other organizations.
This TED/BuzzFeed video explains how the cost of living differs from country to country, particularly the cost of basic food staples. How does this look around the world?
How were goods and ideas exchanged across countries 2,000 years ago? This TED video "unfolds the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, a network of multiple routes that used the common language of commerce to connect the world's major settlements, thread by thread." (site)
The World Food Programme has a collection of interesting and informative videos about food shortages and crises around the world. Below the featured video, users will find the most recent videos as well as a menu.
What would society look like if the world was 100 people? This 2:27 minute video shares the breakdown of several factors including who has access to clean water, who controls the money, languages spoken and more.
Find out the key topics and places the world is reporting on right now. Click on various parts of the world to see the news. There is a feature to backtrack about one month to see previous days' news. Note: this works in Chrome.
You can use this interactive map to see if there was a residential school in your community. Once you identify the school in your community, read the survivors' stories. The residential school system separated 150,000 Indigenous children from their families; the last one closed in 1996.
View video clips about Chinese immigration and the lives of new Chinese-Canadians. Scroll down to access additional videos and resources about the topic.
This 13-minute video addresses the post-World War II breakup/collapse of European empires, particularly Africa and Asia. It describes some of the challenges of decolonization. Note: teachers may want to preview this video.
This 13-minute video explains European Imperialism in the 19th century, with a focus on Africa and Asia. Learn how these European countries managed to leverage the advances of the Industrial Revolution to build empires. Note: teachers may want to preview this video.
Watch the story of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack, whose death sparked the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools.
Watch this video about the making of Treaty 9 from the perspective of historical witness George Spence, an 18-year-old Cree hunter from Albany, James Bay.
The online, interactive LandMark map shows indigenous land throughout the world. This map provides information on lands that are collectively held and used by Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
This map allows you to choose several options for map background: natural regions, river systems, Treaty areas or Métis Nation of Alberta Regions. Then, you can choose the overlay of cities, highways, First Nations, Métis settlements or other places of FNMI significance.
Playing this game is a great brain exercise and benefits someone afflicted by severe poverty. As you play, 20 grains of rice are donated for each correct answer. Move beyond vocabulary; change subjects if your specialty is math, literature or geography.
This tool is a way to visualize and understand your life in relation to another country. Use the country comparison tool to compare living conditions in your own country to those of another. Start by selecting a region to compare on the map to the right, and begin your exploration.
What would society look like if the world was 100 people? This 2:27 minute video shares the breakdown of several factors including who has access to clean water, who controls the money, languages spoken and more.
The basic idea of human rights is that each one of us, no matter who we are or where we are born, is entitled to the same basic rights and freedoms. This video explains the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the subtleties and difficulties of protecting human rights.
This interactive map allows users to search for a country and then compare its actual surface area against other countries and regions on a global map.
Track world hunger with this downloadable hunger map from the World Food Programme. The map is colour-coded to show the prevalence of undernourishment in the population (percent).
The World Food Programme has a collection of interesting and informative videos about food shortages and crises around the world. Below the featured video, users will find the most recent videos as well as a menu.
