unit 9 quiz review

new modes of communication- including ______ communication, ______ communication, and the _____ - as well as transportation, including ____ travel and shipping ______, reduced the problem of geographic distance

• radio, cellular, internet

• air, containers

energy technologies, including the use of ____ and _____ power, raised productivity and increased the production of material goods.

petroleum, nuclear

more effective forms of ___ control gave women greater control over fertility, transformed reproductive practices, and contributed to ____ rates of fertility in much of the world

birth, declining

the green revolution and commercial agriculture increased productivity and sustained the earth’s growing ____ as it spread ____ and ____ modified forms of agriculture

population, chemically, genetically

medical innovations including _____ and _____, increased the ability of humans to survive and live longer lives.

vaccines, antibiotics

name at least 2 diseases that persist in impoverished ares today.

• malaria

• tuberculosis

• cholera

name at least 2 new epidemics from 1900-today.

• spanish flu

• ebola

• AIDS

• COVID-19

name at least 2 diseases that occur at higher incidence today merely because of longer lives

• heart disease

• Alzheimer’s disease

• cancer

name at least 1 disease that is more common due to lifestyle changes.

• heart disease

• diabetes

as human activity contributed to ____, _____, a decline in ___ quality, and increased consumption of the world’s supply of fresh ___, humans competed over these and other resources more intensely than ever before.

deforestation, desertification, air, water

the release of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the atmosphere contributed to debates about the nature and causes of ______.

climate change

name at least 2 examples of world leaders who promoted free-market policies (leader and country).

• Reagan for the united states

• thatcher for the UK

• deng xiaoping for china

in the late 20th century, revolutions in information and communications technology led to the growth of knowledge economies in some regions, while industrial production and manufacturing were increasingly situated in ____ and ___ America.

asia, latin

name 3 countries that classify as ‘knowledge economies’ .

• finland

• USA

• Japan

name at least 1 international economic institution that promotes free-market economics.

• world trade organization (WTO)

• International Monetary Fund

name at least 2 regional trade agreements.

• NAFTA (North American free trade agreement)

• European Union (EU)

• association of southeast asian nations (ASEAN)

rights-based discourses challenged old assumptions about race, class, gender, and religion, this includes the U.N universal declaration of _____, especially as it sought to protect the rights of ___, ____, and _____.

human rights, children, women, refugees

in much of the world, access to education as well as participation in new political and professional roles became more inclusive in terms of race, class, gender, and religion. name at least 3 examples of this.

• the right to vote and/ or to hold public office granted to women in the US and the UK by 1920

• the rising rate of female literacy and the increasing numbers of women in higher education, in most parts of the world

• the US civil rights act of 1965

• the end of apartheid

new international organizations, including the _____, formed with the stated goal of maintaining world peace and facilitating international cooperation

United Nations