Description could illustrate emerging economic, political, and environmental challenges and trends in Europe, Asia, the Pacific Rim, North America, Latin America, and Africa and examine how they affect global trade.

Process/Skill Questions:

How does economic development in third-world countries affect the environment (e.g., pollution, carbon emissions)?
What implications do geopolitical issues have for world trade?
What are current economic, political, and environmental trends in a selected area? What impact do they currently have on world trade? What trade implications do they have for the future?
How does a global financial crisis affect international trade?