Our Interconnected World: Frames Narrative
OER PROJECT: WH / LESSON 9.2 ACTIVITY OUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD: FRAMES1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Our Interconnected World: Frames,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/Networks of todayProductRegions of produc1on and distribu1oniPhoneAppleiPhonesaredesignedinCalifornia.ThesedesignsarethenmanufacturedinAsia,mainlyinChinaandTaiwan.Componentsforthephoneare producedinavarietyofregions.Forexample,thecamerasarefromJapan,theprocessorsarefromSouthKoreaandTaiwan,andthegyroscopes are from France and Italy. There are also all ofthe elements—the raw materials—that go intothe producCon of an iPhone. In fact, smartphones are made up of about 60 to 70 different chemical elements. Many ofthese raw materials come from a variety of regions, such as Australia, Mexico, Chile, Turkey, and Rwanda.Nike sneakersNike shoes are designed inthe US, but they are mainlymanufactured in China and Vietnam. The shoes are made ofvarious materials including rubber, plasCc, leather, coOon, and polyester. Accordingto Nike, in 2017the leatherwas sourced from China, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand,Australia,andBrazil.TherubberwasfromThailand,Malaysia,andIndonesia.The coOonwassourcedfromtheUS,India,Turkey,andChina. The polyester came mainly from India and China.Starbucks iced coffeeStarbucks works with coffee growers in LaCn America, Asia, and Africa, including naCons such as India, Guatemala, Rwanda, Mexico, Tanzania, Colombia, China, Ethiopia, Brazil, Indonesia, the United States, and Costa Rica. The company has close to 30,000 stores on six of the seven conCnentsoftheworld.ThecupsandstrawscomefromdistribuConcentersinNorthAmerica,Asia,andEurope.Themilkissourcedlocallyfrom dairy farms in every region of the world.