Chapter 36 - Global Interdependence

Cultural ideas

________ do not simply travel from the West to other parts of the world.

Carbon dioxide

________ is released into the atmosphere when coal and oil are burned as an energy source, resulting in health- damaging air pollution and acid rain.

Silicon chips

________ have taken the role of the large vacuum tubes that were formerly employed.

UN

The ________ also provides peacekeeping forces at the request of the warring parties.

DVD

Video and ________ players are found in 91 % of households.

Multinational

________ or transnational corporations are businesses that operate across multiple nations.

Oil

________ has been one of the primary sources of energy for industrialized and developing countries for the past 50 years.

Economic growth

________ has had a significant impact on the environment.

Western countries

When women first entered the workforce in ________, they were frequently discriminated against in terms of employment and pay.

Oil distribution disruption

________ poses economic and political challenges for countries that have little of this resource on their own land.

Israeli Palestinian

The ________ dispute for land in the Middle East has spawned a slew of terrorist organizations.

Silicon chips

________ are the size of contact lenses and contain millions of miniscule circuits.

Carbon dioxide

________ buildup in the atmosphere has also contributed to global warming.