How have the relationships of human societies with each other and of humankind with the rest of nature affected changes in the global landscape over time? What is the result?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but correct responses should include: Both the relationships are in critical phases. Just about all cultures are now in contact with each other and seem to grow more like each other, as they exchange migrant populations and instantly communicable ideas. Foraging lifeways have almost disappeared. The growth of big cities is a measure of people's displacement—in flight or by force—from traditional rural occupations. The extinction of languages and religions; the spread of common tastes, especially in food and music; and above all, perhaps, the worldwide diffusion of particular kinds of political and economic culture—representative democracy and capitalism—are signs of a world in convergence.
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