The growing political cooperation between states and their greater use of transnational organizations and global nongovernment organizations.
The amount of land required to support human activities.
A phenomenon in which areas that typically received greater amounts of precipitation become drier and take on characteristics more prevalent in desert climates.
A term denoting the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, which resulting in vast demographic changes to indigenous populations.
The 750-mile active zone between he Pacific and North American plates that runs from San Francisco down to southern California.
A rapid increase in the number of people between the ages of 15 and 24.
The economic and political alliance of most European countries.
A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).
The transmission of cultural ideas and practices around the world.
Generally refers to any sustained period of cooler weather, but more specifically often used to the period from 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago when permanent ice sheets were created and the weather cooled dramatically.
Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.
A gas produced from the burning of carbon. The increasing amount in the atmosphere is responsible for climate change.
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