Secondary 5 Citizenship and Social Development

The process by which economies become interdependent through trade, investment and technology.

Economies rely on one another, so shocks in one place affect others.

The body setting trade rules, opening markets and settling disputes.

The institution lending to and assisting developing countries.

A large firm operating production or sales across several countries.

Countries specialising in different stages of the production chain.

Workers moving across borders to join the global division of labour.

Financial markets opening and linking, letting capital flow freely.

An economy led by technology and knowledge rather than manufacturing.

Globalisation brings both benefits and risks — cover both in answers.

Technology letting computers mimic human learning, judgement and language.

Analysing huge datasets to find patterns and support decisions.

Keeping files on network servers for access anywhere.

Society increasingly relying on information technology and flows.

Turning data, processes and services into digital form.

Adding automatic judgement and learning to products and services.

Platforms where users build networks and share content.

Apps sending messages in real time across distances.

Untrue or unverified messages spreading fast online.

The ability to find, evaluate, verify and use information responsibly.

Meeting present needs without compromising future generations' needs.

The UN's global development blueprint, adopted in 2015.

The 17 goals covering poverty, education, climate and more.

Mass transit and electric vehicles that cut carbon emissions.

Cutting waste at source and recycling so waste becomes a resource.

The variety of species and habitats that protection maintains.

Cutting waste and choosing greener products and production.

The parties involved in an issue: government, business, groups, individuals.

A civic body outside government, often active in conservation and monitoring.

Actions protecting nature and resources so they endure.

Community-level health protection: surveillance, prevention, promotion.

A disease caused by pathogens and able to spread between people.

The UN specialised agency coordinating global public health.

A disease-causing microorganism, such as a virus or bacterium.

The emerging infectious disease that hit Hong Kong in 2003, caused by a coronavirus.

The technology of naming the disease-causing microbe — key to control.

Research producing vaccines to prevent infectious disease.

Collecting and analysing disease data to spot problems early.

Balanced diet, regular exercise and enough rest.

During outbreaks, following policy and caring for self and others.

A curriculum component: visiting the Mainland to experience culture and development.

Inquiry learning built around a self-set question.

Choosing a concrete, feasible research question — the first step.

Collecting material from documents, statistics and fieldwork.

Observing, interviewing and recording on site.

Organising data, drawing conclusions and reporting.

Understanding of and attachment to one's identity as a national.

Respecting local customs and following group discipline.

Reviewing experience and examining how ideas changed.