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Teaching Activities

Examine Economic Factors That Influence Human Migration Along the U.S./Mexican Border Using newspaper clippings of immigrant stories to illustrate, students discuss the economic "push" and "pull" of migration to the United States; and evaluate the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on migration between the U.S. and Mexico.

Russia's Conversion From Communism to Capitalism Students use Russia as a case study to explore the advantages and disadvantages of command and market economies, examine economic incentives, and create political cartoons.

A Newscast on Nigerian Women Students prepare a newscast focused on the challenges women face in Nigeria.

Track the Path of Coffee From Farm to Store Shelf Students talk about key economic terms, discover the humble origins of coffee beans and discuss how their behavior as consumers affects people in developing countries.

Story Features


Enhance your classroom activities with these additional site resources related to economics

• Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (Determine your career as a Kenyan woman runner in this interactive game.)
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/kenya/steps.html

• Charting the World's Oil (Trace the production and consumption of the world's oil.)
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/colombia/oil.html

• Global Reach: U.S. Corporations in Colombia (Read corporate snapshots of major companies doing business in the region.)
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/colombia/corporate.html

• Venezuela: Power At The Pump (Read interviews with executives on opposite sides of efforts to control Venezuela's state-owned oil company.)
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/venezuela/oil.html

• What's In Your Water Bottle? (Learn about the $22 billion bottled water business and what companies, NGOs and environmental groups say about the industry.)
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bolivia/waterbottle.html

• Your Coffee Dollar (Follow the bean from field to cup and make decisions along the way in this feature exploring the global trade.)
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/guatemala.mexico/coffee.html

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