AP Modern World History Flashcards: Advances in Technology and Exchange
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What is commercial agriculture, as related to the Green Revolution?
It refers to the large-scale farming that spread chemically and genetically modified forms of agriculture to increase productivity.
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What is commercial agriculture, as related to the Green Revolution?
It refers to the large-scale farming that spread chemically and genetically modified forms of agriculture to increase productivity.
If global life expectancy rose significantly in the 20th century, what medical innovations were primary contributors?
Medical innovations, including vaccines and antibiotics, were primary contributors as they increased the ability of humans to survive and live longer.
A historian observes declining fertility rates in many parts of the world after 1960. What technological advance was a key factor?
The development of more effective forms of birth control was a key factor, as it gave women greater control over fertility.
How did medical innovations like vaccines and antibiotics affect human populations?
These medical innovations increased the ability of humans to survive and live longer lives.
A multinational corporation manages its global supply chain in real-time. Which two types of technology described made this possible?
New modes of communication, like the internet, and new modes of transportation, like shipping containers, combined to reduce geographic distance and enable this.
What was the Green Revolution?
The Green Revolution was the spread of chemically and genetically modified forms of agriculture that increased productivity and sustained the earth’s growing population.
How did the use of petroleum as an energy source impact the production of goods?
The use of petroleum raised productivity, which in turn increased the production of material goods.
How did new modes of communication and transportation change the world after 1900?
New modes of communication (like radio and the internet) and transportation (like air travel and shipping containers) reduced the problem of geographic distance, connecting the world more closely.
Identify two new modes of communication that reduced geographic distance.
Radio communication and the internet are two new modes of communication that helped reduce the problem of geographic distance.
What was the societal effect of more effective forms of birth control?
More effective birth control gave women greater control over fertility, transformed reproductive practices, and contributed to declining fertility rates in much of the world.
What was the primary impact of new energy technologies like petroleum and nuclear power?
These energy technologies raised productivity and increased the production of material goods.
Explain the overall effect of technological developments from 1900 to the present on human society.
New technologies in communication, transport, energy, medicine, and agriculture overcame geographic barriers, increased productivity, extended lifespans, and sustained a growing global population.
What was the relationship between the Green Revolution and global population trends?
The increased agricultural productivity from the Green Revolution helped to sustain the earth's growing population.
Identify two new modes of transportation that reduced geographic distance.
Air travel and shipping containers are two new modes of transportation that helped reduce the problem of geographic distance.