AP World History: Unit 9 – Globalization Latest 2022 Already Passed

Globalization Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope; in terms of AP World History - globalized culture and trade Green Revolution Agricultural revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; helped to support rising Asian populations. 1918 Influenza Pandemic changed from a epidemic and spread over an entire world killing around 20 million in many areas around the world Malaria This disease is commonly associated with poverty and is spread by mosquitos. Each year 1-3 million people mostly in sub-Saharan Africa die of this disease and hundreds of millions are infected. Alzheimer's disease an irreversible, progressive brain disorder, characterized by the deterioration of memory, language, and eventually, physical functioning; associated with increased human longevity climate change a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. knowledge economy a society no longer based primarily on the production of material goods but instead on the production of knowledge (examples: Finland, Japan, US)