Ap world unit 9 reveiw

An example of a disease that has to do with poverty

Tuberculosis

The green revolution in the Cold War was about increased ag production and included the killing of insects through _____

Pesticides

The name for the SE Asian countries that through the '90s and early 2000s showed double digit growth were called the Asian _____

Tigers

In the UK, getting government controls out of business was called ________

Thatcherism

During this era, the general type of medicine that has done so much to fight disease and viruses

Antibiotics

In the '90s, a big push to try to address global warming was planned at a meeting in this city.

Kyoto

In the early '80s, Ronald Reagan promoted less govt. interference in economics. He promoted ____.

Deregulation

An emergent epidemic disease from this era

Aids

All over the world, women gained more control over their circumstances through the use of _______ . But not all societies and religions were on board with this

Birth control

In the late '70s, China "liberalized" their economy but their government stayed ________

Communist

When land becomes more arid and loses its major bodies of water, it is suffering from _________

Desertification

Businesses/Corporations that operate in numerous countries are known as ______

Multinational

This dictator of Chile was known for effective economics but also for his brutal treatment of his people.

pinochet

Trade disputes between governments about tariffs and restrictions normally are arbitrated by the WTO. O meaning ________

organization

The early 20th century communication device

Radio

Many of our environmental problems in the modern era have come from a huge increase in __________

population

Today, industrial economies thrive in countries that have ____ wages.

Lower

The third-world country of Bangladesh has grown economically from the production of this.

Textiles

China's government maintains strict control over this information network

Internet

A changing lifestyle disease because of changes in our diet and exercise habits

Diabetes

When your economy is based on the production of goods that advance society technically or scientifically, it is known as the ______ economy

knowledge

An example of a disease that has become prevalent because we live longer is _____ disease.

Heart disease

The EU is a trading bloc union that is a _____ union as well

Political

The 2000s had a communication revolution through this

Cell phone

From our notes,

Nestle