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Title: Canadian


1
An Introduction to World Issues
  • Canadian World Issues

2
An Introduction to World Issues
  • Imagine you are a first-class passenger on a
    spaceship hurling through space at 100,000 km/h
  • Poisonous gases are leaking into certain sections
    of the craft and several passengers are dying
    from the fumes.
  • The water supply has been contaminated due to a
    breakdown in the ship's waste expulsion system.
  • Food supplies are running out.

3
An Introduction to World Issues
  • Many passengers crowded into the economy section
    of the craft are seriously ill, and only a few of
    them are getting proper medical attention.
  • The spaceship has an overall destruct system and
    increasing numbers of technologists - some
    mentally unstable - have gained access to the
    controls of the destruct system.
  • What would you do?

4
An Introduction to World Issues
  • List your 5 top priorities in order of importance

5
An Introduction to World Issues
  • The term issue refers to a question, concern, or
    problem that has reached the stage of dialogue.
  • By studying an issue, you will come to realize
    that there are at least two and, most often, many
    points of view on a situation.
  • You will be able to understand the rationale for
    and to debate the various positions.

6
Why Study Geography?
  • You need to study more geography to offset those
    who think
  • The Balkans are an alien people on Star Trek.
  • The English Channel is a TV sitcom about Charles
    and Camilla.
  • The United Kingdom is a cultural theme park.
  • The Tropic of Cancer is a sunscreen lotion.
  • The 100 000 pyramid is in Egypt.

7
Why Study Geography?
  • You need to study more geography to offset those
    who think
  • The Gaza Strip is a Middle Eastern folk dance.
  • The Ring of Fire is the centre ring of Barnum and
    Baileys Circus.
  • The Bermuda Triangle is a percussion instrument
    in a reggae band.
  • The International Dateline is a new digital TV
    channel.

8
Why Study Geography?
  • Nature is not only more complex than we think,
    it is more complex than we can think.
  • Dr. David Suzuki

9
Who ARE These People?
  • Match the names of the world leaders with their
    photographs and countrys flag.

(His Excellency) The Right Honourable Stephen
Harper Prime Minister of Canada
10
United States of America
  • His Excellency The Honorable Barack H.
    Obama
  • President

11
Cuba
  • His Excellency Raul Castro
  • President

12
France
  • His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy
  • President

13
United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • His Excellency The Right Honourable Gordon
    Brown
  • Prime Minister

14
China
  • His Excellency Hu Jintao
  • President

15
Japan
  • His Excellency Taro Aso
  • Prime Minister

16
Australia
  • His Excellency The Honourable Kevin Rudd
  • Prime Minister

17
Russia
  • His Excellency Dmitry Medvedev
  • President
  • Not to be confused with the Prime Minister
    Vladimir Putin

18
Germany
  • Her Excellency Angela Merkel
  • Chancellor

19
South Africa
  • His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe
  • President

20
Italy
  • His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi
  • Prime Minister

21
Canada
  • (His Excellency) The Right Honourable
    Stephen Harper
  • Prime Minister

22
Mexico
  • His Excellency Felipe Calderón
  • President
  • Drug Lord Eduardo Felix

23
North Korea
  • His Excellency Kim Jong Il
  • President

24
Rwanda
  • His Excellency Paul Kagame
  • President

25
Afghanistan
  • His Excellency Hâmid Karzai
  • President

26
Pakistan
  • His Excellency Asif Ali Zardari
  • President

27
India
  • His Excellency Manmohan Singh
  • Prime Minister

28
Egypt
  • His Excellency Mohamed Mubarak
  • President (since 1981)

29
Israel
  • His Excellency Ehud Olmert
  • Prime Minister (until Feb?)

30
Palestine
  • Khaled Mashal
  • Leader of Hamas
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