1.Compare the import pattern of fossil fuels of the EU, US, China, Japan and India. List five things that, you think, are important to notice. (Use the interactive map at https://resourcetrade.earth/data, please take screen shots of the maps that you mention in your answer.)
There are total 5 screen shots.
2.Compare the hours spent working by Chinese men and women with those by US men and women. Is there a difference? If yes, what, do you think, created the difference? (Use data generated by https://unstats.un.org/unsd/gender/timeuse/index.html. Please copy the graphs and/or tables that you base your answers on.)
3.Compare the female labor force participation rates of China and India. Is there a difference? If yes, what, do you think, created the difference? (Use information from this table http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/labour-force-participation-rate-female-male-ratio )
4.China’s developing country status in the WTO has been questioned by the US government. Is China a developing country? Provide evidence (statistics and case studies) to support your argument/conclusion.
Yes, China is a developing country. Maybe compare from per capita GDP, Health care, education.
5.Watch Bill Gate’s video “Is poverty inevitable?” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swCxEmsXPs0) Which country experienced the largest poverty reduction since 1990? What can we learn from this country? What is the role of international trade in poverty reduction?
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