Across
- 3. Resource that cannot quickly be replaced, such as oil or coal.
- 10. Often shortened to "LLMs." Complex word prediction software, which can create convincingly human-like work.
- 12. The growing interconnectedness of world economies, cultures, and populations. Assisted through the rise of technology.
- 14. Countries relying on each other to maintain current standards of living (ie., goods, resources, services, markets, etc.)
- 15. Focus on purchasing goods and services.
- 17. Moving jobs or production to another country to reduce costs, at the expense of the original country's job market.
- 19. Communication reaching large audiences.
- 20. Gap between people with and without access to technology.
Down
- 1. Trade between countries with few restrictions or tariffs
- 2. World Wide Web (AKA "The Internet.").
- 4. The replacement of human labor with machines.
- 5. Online platforms for communication/media viewing, specifically for User Generated Content..
- 6. The modern era, in which society is built on the rapid spread of information through technology.
- 7. Protection of computer systems and networks.
- 8. Movement of workers to different countries in search of employment.
- 9. Energy from naturally replenished resources like wind, water, or solar.
- 11. The spread of cultural ideas and customs.
- 13. When educated/skilled workers leave one country for another.
- 16. Long-term shifts in global temperatures and weather patterns due to complex environmental changes, mostly related to human influence.
- 18. Gases that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere (i.e., chloroflourocarbons, or CFCs).
- 21. Specific tax placed on imported goods