Technology and its Effects on Modern America
What was the strongest period of growth?
1994- 2004
Use this graph to help you answer these questions. Between 1994 and 2004, about percent more people were using the Internet
60
How did the Internet transform scientific research?
Researchers everywhere began to collaborate and share data.
Look at the graph, and then answer the question. Which of the following statements explains why wireless device use exceeded 100 percent in 2011?
Some people have more than one wireless device.
How do US businesses use low transportation costs to save money on manufacturing?
They can have goods made abroad and shipped home for sale.
Study the graph. According to the graph, approximately how much of the US population used the Internet in 2006?
about 70%
Industry has lowered its labor costs through
advances in robotics.
Which of the following is the best definition for the World Wide Web?
an Internet service that lets users navigate among many documents
The increase in life expectancy over the last fifty years is linked to improvements in medical and other technologies. Write four to six sentences that identify how these breakthroughs have helped us live longer and healthier lives. Use examples from the lesson to illustrate your argument.
during the Industrial revolution we made a significant reduction in the amount of deaths by increasing in food production and distribution, improving public health (mainly water and sanitation), and as for medical technology, we made vaccines and antibiotics. Modern medicine prospers every day, being able to cure almost any disease. Because of all of this we gradually started living longer. Back in 1950, life expectancy was 68.2 years old. Nowadays, that number has risen to 79.12 years old and is expected to increase up to 83.9 years old by the year 2050
Use this graph to help you complete each sentence. The life expectancy from 1960 to 2010 rose about years.
eight
Which of the following is a way that a crop could be engineered to be more environmentally friendly?
growing more food on less land
E-mail, texting, and social media have largely replaced
handwritten letters.
Recent breakthroughs in medical research have
improved understanding of genetic diseases.
When was the World Wide Web first used?
in the 1990s
Which of the following technologies would be improved by being made more efficient? Check all of the boxes that apply.
longer-lasting batteries wind turbines and solar panels that cost less to build crops that require less pesticide protection
One benefit of genetic modification in agriculture is
natural resistance to pests.
Which new technology keeps civilians safer during war?
smart weapons
Which of the following are made possible or easier by advances in education technology? Check all of the boxes that apply.
teaching yourself new skills customized homework assignments better classroom instruction
In what decade did ARPANET grow and connect to other networks?
the 1970s
The development of the Internet can be traced back to
the ARPANET.
Which of these groups is responsible for creating ARPANET?
the US government
The Internet service that allows users to navigate among many pages is
the World Wide Web.
As a result of the Internet, people today
use more mobile devices.
