Homework Assignment - Where in the World is my stuff from?
Where in the world does your "stuff" come from? Choose 10 items in your house from the following categories. Print out a map of the world (you can find a blank map on the internet). Color-code each category, whatever color you want. Color in the Country each of your items was either made/assembled in.
1. Food
2. Health/beauty products
3. Clothing
4. Electronics
5. Transportation
6. Periodicals
7. Music/art supplies
8. Sports items
9. Tools
10. Jewelry
- Were you surprised by anything you found?
- Will this affect your purchasing habits in the future?
- If you felt that your purchasing habits reflect negative on you as a person, why is that? Remember Globalization.
- Other thoughts