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Explore the evolution of socio-economic trends, from agriculture to technological advancements, in the 20th century and their impact on societies worldwide. Investigate shifts in infant mortality rates, life expectancy, literacy levels, and access to technology. Analyze why certain countries still struggle with high infant mortality and low literacy rates. Understand the significance of programs like CPP and how global changes influence them. Defend your views on societal changes in the 1990s. Engage with class challenges and examine global historical data to gain a comprehensive perspective on the transformations of the past century.
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Canadian History11 Technology
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm • Look at the socio-economic trends starting with agriculture • What happens through the 20th century? • Towards the end of the 20th century, what is the trend in society? Why do you think this is so? What impacts does this trend have on societies?
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm • Click on infant mortality. What happens over the last century? • Why do you think this is so? • Which countries (continents) still have a great deal of infant mortality? • Why do you think this is the case?
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm • Click on the life expectancy link. • What has happened during the 20th century? Why do you think this has happened? • What is CPP? What is it used for? When was it started? http://www.ocrt-bctr.gc.ca/dapdep/r012002/sc02-eng.html • How does the change in the maps towards the end of the century impact CPP?
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm • Click on the world literacy map • What happens over the 20th century? • Which countries remain the least literate? Can you think of reasons why this would be? • Click on the telephone map and read the article below. Do you agree or disagree with the opinion written here? Be prepared to defend your answer.
1990’s • http://www.90s411.com/90s-technology.html • http://www.90s411.com/90s-timeline-1990.html
http://www.intute.ac.uk/worldguide/html/827.html • Use the site above for the class challenges • Listen for a country or region and find the info asked for