Lesson 1: Global Issues
Handout 1

Surveying the Issues

Directions: Watch or listen to the news and record the events covered. Samples are provided in red.

Story Topic/Issue Local/State/National Foreign/ Country
Gas prices up; shortage of gasoline natural resources/ rising prices national  
Flooding in India human health/ lack of housing/ food shortage/ crops ruined   India
Drug/alcohol use by teens human healthcultural change local  




























































































Source of Stories: Channel or Station: __________ Date:_________ Time: ____________