As The World Chuckles Name______________________Hr_

Date_________________

Cartoon Author:_____Publication:_

1. WHAT is the real-life event or issue that inspired the cartoon?_______________________________________

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2. Are there any real people in the cartoon? Who is portrayed in the cartoon?______________________________

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3. What symbols are in the cartoon and what do they represent?________________________________________

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4. What do you think is the cartoonist’s opinion about the topic portrayed in the cartoon?____________________

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5. Do you agree or disagree with the cartoonist’s opinion? Why?________________________________________

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6. What are some possible consequences (things that could happen) as a result of the event or issue in the cartoon?

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7. What other places in the world could be affected by this topic or issue and how?__________________________

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OVER

8. Explain HOW or WHY a Core Democratic Value (CDV) is related to this cartoon:___________________________

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9. Choose two or more of the 6 Core Economic Principles and explain how they relate to this cartoon. Use

examples from the cartoon to explain them.

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Productive Resources: Natural Human Capital

(limited) (Land, minerals, water, air, etc.) (Labor, skills, etc.) (Factories, machines, tools, money, etc.)

Location: Where is it? Why is it located there?

Place: What is it like? (Physical (or natural) Characteristics, Human Characteristics)

Human/Environment Interaction: How do people interact with/change their environments? (Human use, adaptation, and impact)

Movement: How are people and places linked? (Movements of Material, People and Other Living Things, Ideas and Information)

Regions: How can we generalize about areas of the world? (Physical or Natural Regions, Human Regions, Composite Regions)