SOCIAL STUDIES 123A - Unit 9: Globalization. Topic 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900, Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease and Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900

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Unit 9: Globalization C. 1900 - Present / Exam Weighting: 8-10% Topic 9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900 Learning Objective Explain how the development of new technologies change... d the world from 1900 to present Historical Developments New modes of communication—including radio communication, cellular communication, and the internet—as well as transportation, including air travel and shipping containers, reduced the problem of geographic distance. Energy technologies, including the use of petroleum and nuclear power, raised productivity and increased the production of material goods More effective forms of birth control gave women greater control over fertility, transformed reproductive practices, and contributed to declining rates of fertility in much of the world The Green Revolution and commercial agriculture increased productivity and sustained the earth’s growing population as it spread chemically and genetically modified forms of agriculture. Medical innovations, including vaccines and antibiotics, increased the ability of humans to survive and live longer lives. 1. Choose one new mode of communication and explain how it reduced the problem of geographic distance. Cellular communication reduced geographic distance by making communication instant even from different sides of the world. 2. Choose one new mode of transportation and explain how it reduced the problem of geographic distance. Air travel reduced the problem of geographic distance because it made travel faster for long distances. 3. Choose one new energy technology and explain how it raised productivity and the production of material goods. Nuclear power raised productivity and the production of material goods by allowing for power to be created in an easy and efficient way. 4. Explain the role of birth control in creating more opportunities for women in the 20th century. Birth control created more opportunities for women in the 20th century by allowing women to have the choice on whether or not they want to bare a child. 5. What was the Green Revolution? The Green Revolution was the research of technology and advancements. [Show More]

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