Well, honey, when the oceans became highways, boats started replacing cars, and mermaids became the new traffic cops. People traded in their road rage for sea sickness, and forget rush hour, now it's all about dodging rogue waves and pirate attacks. So buckle up, or should I say, strap on your life jacket, because the commute just got a whole lot wetter.
Immigration expanded
Economic growth increased
trade increased
Textiles became more plentiful and less expensive. This first happened in England.
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Oceans and deep rivers form natural boundaries because they restrict human and animal migration.
A) Population in Millions B) Life Expectancy C) Literacy Rate percentage D) Paved Highways (% of total)= Paved Highways¸Total Highways E) Fixed Lines and Mobile Telephones (per 1000 people) F) Electricity use per capita (Kwh) G) Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) H) Value added in Industry (% of GDP) I) Foreign Direct Investment J) Value Added in Services (% of GDP)
the world got smaller and cultures mixed APEX
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Cultures, people, and goods spread out and mixed
The oceans became highways. -Apex
the world got smaller and culture mixed
Look at oceans as highways
Human history is tied directly to our understanding of the oceans. Once people learned how to use the oceans as roadways instead of as barriers, the whole world opened up. Immigration expanded. Exploration made the world bigger. Trade between countries allowed for economic growth. The ocean became a highway.
The oceans became shallower as part of the effects of global warming. The climate became drier and this has forced water to evaporate from the oceans.
Shared cultural traditions between cities in different hemispheres
Became extinct about 1.5 million years ago. Reasons for this are thought to be the cooling of the oceans on a global scale and a decline in the supply of food
dissolved solids were carried from land into oceans
Look at oceans as highways