10.9 GLOBALIZATION AND A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (1990–PRESENT):
Technological changes have resulted in a more interconnected world, affecting economic and political relations and in some cases leading to conflict and in others to efforts to cooperate. Globalization and population pressures have led to strains on the environment. 

 

10.9a Technological changes in communication and transportation systems allow for
instantaneous interconnections and new networks of exchange between people and places that
have lessened the effects of time and distance.