ESS132 Globalisation Project

You need to identify one project theme, develop research questions built around a minimum of four data sets.  There are more than 400 suitable data sets to select from.  Each data set will be processed to answer a research question.  Data sets for your project can be found in Excel format from

http://planet.uwc.ac.za/nisl/ESS/ESS132/Worldmapper_data/

Themes and dataset suits or suggestions are provide - please select one - check its availability and book using comments.

A. History

1. Population Trends (1, 1500, 1990, 1960)

B. Movement

1. Immigration, Emigrations, Net Immigration, Net Emigrations
2. Tourism
3. International Refugees

C. Transport

1. Air Transportation
2. Road Transportation
3. Shipping Transportation

D. Food

1. Fruit and Vegetable Imports and Exports
2. Meat and Fish Imports and Exports
3. Dairy and cereal   Imports and Exports
4. Groceries, tobacco, wine and spirits Imports and Exports

E. Goods

1. Raw Materials: metals, steel and ores Imports and Exports
2. Petroleum products:   Imports and Exports
3. Energy related products:   Imports and Exports

F. Manufacturing

1. Cars and Vehicles:  Imports and Exports
2. Computers and Electronics:  Imports and Exports
3. Chemicals and Natural Products:  Imports and Exports
4. Clothing and Machinery:  Imports and Exports

G. Services

1. Medicine Imports and Exports and Financial Insurances:   Imports and Exports
2. Royalties and Licence Fees and other Services:   Imports and Exports

H. Resources

1. Rainfall, Water Resources, Ground Water and Water use.
2. Forestry Industry, History, Losses and Gains

I. Fuel

1. Oil Power and Fuel use and increase
2. Nuclear Power and Electricity

J. Production

1. Meat, Vegetables and Cereals Production and Consumption

K. Work (Employment)

1. Women and men employed in Agriculture and Industrial sectors 
2. Women and men employed in Services and as Managers
3. Women and men working from home and working in Marketing
4. Unemployment
5. Teenage Mothers, Child Labour

L. Income

1. Income by men and Women
2. Income levels for the Poor
3. Living Standards

M. Wealth

1. Historical Wealth
2. 2002 Wealth Levels and growth
3. R&D Expenditure, R&D Employments , Patents and Royalties

N. Poverty

1. Human Development, Development Increase and Decrease
2. Human Poverty, Undernourishment , Underweight Children
3. Wretched Dollar ($1), Absolute Poverty (2$), Wealth Decline and Gender Empowerment.

O. Housing

1. Poor and Basic Sanitation, Sewage and Poor Water
2. City Living and Slums
3. Housing, Durable Housing, Overcrowding, General Housing

P. Education

1. Literacy Youth & Adult, Illiterate Young Women , Illiterate Women
2. Primary Education, Secondary Education, Girls not at Primary School, Girls not a Secondary School
3. Science Research, Science Growth, Tertiary Education, Women not in Tertiary Education
4. Education Expenditure

Q. Health

1. Public Health Spending, Private Health Spending, Hospital Beds, Health Service Quality
2. Midwives Working, Nurses Working, Pharmacist Working, Dentists
3. Condoms Used by Men, Condoms Used  by Women [46]

R. Disease

1. HIV Prevalence, Tuberculosis Cases, Influenza Outbreaks
2. Cholera Cases, Cholera Deaths, Childhood Diarrhea, Yellow Fever
3. Diabetes Prevalence, Unhealthy life
4. Alcohol Consumption, Men Smoking, Women smoking, Road Deaths  

S. Disaster

1. Killed by Disasters, Killed by Earthquakes, Killed by Volcanoes, Killed by Avalanches and Landslides
2. Killed by Drought, Killed by Floods, Killed by Storms, Killed by Extreme Temperatures

T. Death

1. Life Expectancy, Increased Life Expectancy, Female Life Expectancy, Maternal Mortality 
2. Stillbirths, Early Neonatal Mortality, Infant Mortality, Infant Mortality Change 
3. Mortality 1-4 Years Old, Mortality Change 1-4 Years, Old, Female Mortality 15-60 Year old, Male Mortality 15-60 Year Old

U. Biodiversity Loss

1. Species Extinct, Species In Zoos Only, Species at Risk, Species at Lower Risk
2. Mammals at Risk, Birds at Risk, Reptiles at Risk, Amphibians at Risk
3. Fish at Risk, Amphibians at Risk, Molluscs at Risk, 

V. Violence

1. Military spending 2002, Military Spending 1990, Nuclear Weapons
2. 
   

W. Pollution

1. Carbon Emissions
2. Nuclear Waste, Hazardous Waste, Waste Collected, Waste Recycled 

X. Depletion

1. National Income, National Savings, Capital Consumption, Ecological Footprint
2. Water Use

Y. Communication

1. Telephone Lines 1990, Telephone Lines 2002, Cellular Subscribers 1990, Cellular Subscribers 2002 
2. Internet Users 1990, Internet Users 2002, Personal Computers
3. Printed Media

Z. Trade

1. Primary and Secondary Exports
2. Hi-Tech Exports 1990, Hi-Tech Exports 2002

AA. Action

1. Trade Unions, Strikes and Lockouts, Right to Vote, Voter Turnout

AB. Cause of Death

1. Sexually transmitted
2. Widespread disease: e.g Malaria, Sleeping Sickness,  Schistosomias
3. Cardiovascular Diseases
4. Accidental Deaths [excluding Road Traffic]

AC. Age of Death

1. Demography (male/female)

First Report to complete

 Data

http://planet.uwc.ac.za/nisl/ESS_2012/ESS132/

Four research Questions Select/adapt = Testable (YES?NO?)

Simple

NO complex arguments

Examine data in spreadsheet

Prepare Averages, Graphs, Tables

Answer each question and interpret the results. (800 word)

Report Due next Thursday 23rd August

Reports to be printed and sent to Email knight.rich@ymail.com

15% deduction for each day the assignment is late.