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What is Globalization?
The process of interaction and integration among people, organizations, and governments worldwide.
What is Communication Technology?
The tools and systems we use to share information.
What is the Green Revolution?
A period of agricultural advancements that significantly increased food production, particularly through the use of high-yield crops and synthetic fertilizers.
What are GMOs?
Genetically Modified Organisms; crops whose DNA has been altered.
What are MDCs?
More Developed Countries.
What are LDCs?
Lesser Developed Countries.
Define Total Fertility Rate (TFR).
The average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime.
Define Natural Increase Rate.
The rate at which a population grows based on births and deaths, excluding migration.
Define synthetic fertilizers.
Artificially produced chemical compounds used to enhance plant growth.
What is biotechnology?
The use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products.
What was the Arab Spring?
A series of pro-democracy uprisings that spread across the Arab world in the early 2010s, heavily influenced by social media.
What was the Green Revolution?
A period of significant agricultural advancements in the mid-20th century that dramatically increased food production worldwide.
What was the impact of the cellular phone?
It enabled instant communication across vast distances, making globalization easier and international calls cheaper.
What was the impact of air travel?
It massively increased global mobility and cultural exchange by reducing travel time between continents from weeks to hours.
What role did social media play in the Bahraini Arab Spring?
Social media usage doubled, facilitating the sharing of information and organization of demonstrations.
What role did Facebook play in the Egyptian Arab Spring?
Facebook groups were crucial for organizing protests against the government.
What was the impact of the Green Revolution on Africa?
It helped fight hunger and drought through increased food production using less land.
What was the impact of contraception on women's health?
It improved reproductive health and family planning.
What was the negative impact of contraception in MDCs?
Increased access to contraception led to lower Total Fertility Rates and Natural Increase Rates.
What is the role of social media in modern movements?
Platforms like Twitter and Instagram have been used to organize events for movements like Black Lives Matter.
What were the causes and effects of increased availability of cellular phones?
Cause: Advances in telecommunications technology. Effect: Instant communication across vast distances, cheaper international calls, easier globalization.
What were the causes and effects of the rise of air travel?
Cause: Technological advancements in aviation. Effect: Massive increase in global mobility, greater cultural exchange, increased globalization.
What were the causes and effects of social media during the Arab Spring?
Cause: Increased access to social media platforms. Effect: Protesters used social media to share live updates and organize demonstrations, leading to political movements and global awareness.
What were the causes and effects of the Green Revolution?
Cause: Need to increase food production. Effect: Increased food production using less land, helped fight hunger and drought, especially in Africa, led to cultural opposition.
What were the causes and effects of increased access to contraception?
Cause: Advances in biotechnology and increased availability through NGOs. Effect: Improved reproductive health and family planning, cultural opposition, decreased TFR and NIR in many MDCs.