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Episode 8 of 12 · Around the World

Peru: Carlos Climbs the Ladder

Grades 6th+

Geography — World Geography · Economics · Geography · Economics — Modern World History · Economics — Economics & Financial Literacy · Financial Literacy · Economics — Contemporary World Issues · Government · Captions

About This Video

Teach middle and high school kids about income mobility with this animated video about Peru, a country rich with natural resources but plagued by political corruption and violent protests. Despite its valuable mining industry, moving up the economic ladder in Peru is fraught with difficulty, especially when compared to the freedoms we experience in America.

Standards Met in Ohio

  • 5.E.15Grades 5thThe availability of productive resources (i.e., entrepreneurship, human resources, capital goods and natural resources) promotes specialization that could lead to trade.
  • 6.E.15Grades 6thThe interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources and capital) used.
  • 8.GE.16Grades 8thThe availability of natural resources contributed to the geographic and economic expansion of the United States, sometimes resulting in unintended environmental consequences.
  • 9-12.CWI.22Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe global economy creates interdependence so that economic circumstances in one country impact events in other countries.
  • 9-12.EFL.11Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIncome is determined by many factors including individual skills and abilities, work ethic and market conditions.
  • 9-12.EFL.4Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDifferent economic systems (traditional, market, command, and mixed) utilize different methods to allocate limited resources.
  • 9-12.WG.14Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thRegions are used as a basis to analyze global geographic issues (e.g., desertification, political disputes, economic unions).
  • CWI.9-12.19.lp.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify areas of the world (by location) where there might be economic advantage or disadvantage based on the global economy
  • CWI.9-12.22Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe global economy creates interdependence so that economic circumstances in one country impact events in other countries.
  • EFL.9-12.11Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIncome is determined by many factors, including individual skills and abilities, work ethic, and market conditions.
  • EFL.9-12.4Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDifferent economic systems (e.g., traditional, market, command, mixed) use different methods to allocate limited resources.
  • EFL.9-12.4.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify an economic system.
  • EFL.9-12.4.lp.dGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that a market economic system uses individual choices of buyers and sellers to distribute resources through supply and demand.
  • MWH.9-12.25Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thEmerging economic powers and improvements in technology have created a more interdependent global economy.
  • MWH.9-12.25aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain how an emerging economic power or an improvement in technology has created a more interdependent global economy.
  • SS.5.15Grades 5thThe availability of productive resources (e.g., entrepreneurship, human resources, capital goods and natural resources) promotes specialization that could lead to trade.
  • SS.5.15.lp.aGrades 5thUnderstand that people in Ohio have the resources to produce certain products like corn (agriculture), automobiles (manufacturing), coal (mining a natural resource), etc.
  • SS.5.16.lp.bGrades 5thUnderstand that people in Ohio have the resources to produce certain products like corn (agriculture), automobiles (manufacturing), coal (mining a natural resource), etc.
  • SS.5.17.lp.bGrades 5thUnderstand that people in Ohio have the resources to produce and trade certain products like corn (agriculture), automobiles (manufacturing), coal (mining a natural resource), etc.
  • SS.6.15Grades 6thThe interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (e.g., entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources, capital) used.
  • SS.7.10.lp.cGrades 7thIdentify economic factors that might influence people to move (e.g., new opportunities for work, access to resources, etc.).
  • SS.7.13.lp.bGrades 7thAcknowledge that the availability of natural resources offered economic opportunities and promoted migration.
  • SS.7.13.lp.cGrades 7thIdentify ways that people use natural resources to make products to trade.
  • SS.7.19.lp.iGrades 7thIdentify decisions about money and resources as economic decisions.
  • SS.7.20Grades 7thThe variability in the distribution of productive resources in the various regions of the world contributed to specialization, trade, and economic interdependence.
  • WG.9-12.14Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thRegions are used as a basis to analyze global geographic issues (e.g., desertification, political disputes, economic unions).
  • WG.9-12.18.lp.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that there are economic risks and benefits for countries participating in global trade because they become interdependent.
  • WG.9-12.5.lp.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that different resources are available in different parts of the world.

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