Economy
People focused on working with information
Knowledge workers
Protects against UV radiation
What country was the first to send and international crew into space?
Russia
What is the creation of identical copies of DNA?
cloning
How big were the first computers?
The size of a room
What types of countries have the largest GPD's?
Already developed countries
What is another name for green growth?
sustainable development
How many countries are part of the ISS
15
What was the attempt to increase food population worldwide?
The Green Revolution
What year was the Internet created?
the 1990's
Where are most of the countries with low GPD's located?
Africa and Asia
How much larger is the extinction rate than it should be?
1,000 times
The International Space Station is how many times larger than the Mir?
4x
In the 1960's and 1970's, what technologies were created?
More powerful microscopes, the laser, and ultrasounds.
In 2015 which country had the largest amount of internet users?
China
what country has the highest GPD?
Norway
What is the burning of coal and oil causing?
Acid rain and pollution
How long was the longest time stayed in the ISS?
665 days
What are some negative things about pesticides and fertilizers?
They can cause pollution and cancer
What has replaced the vacuum tubes in older computers?
microchips
What are three countries with transnational corporations?
Japan, Europe, and The U.S.
what chemical is destroying the ozone layer?
(Found in refrigerators and air conditioners?)
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
What year did the ISS come together?
1993
CAT and MRI
What was the size change in the number of worldwide Internet users between 2000 and 2015?
two billion six hundred six million