The last Ice Age hasn't ended, as evidenced by the fact that glaciers are still on the planet. We are currently in an interglacial period within the current current Ice Age.
The term "ice age" is colloquially applied to a period of maximum glaciation, the last of which occurred 20,000 years ago.
Areas that had been covered tended to industrialize earlier.
Along the Pacific coast
Some things that have helped make the world more connected are:
The internet
The printing press
Railroads
Ships
Planes
Seattle and Bangkok are linked because of trade.
Large inequalities in the economy
Copper Canyon
3 things that are exported from the United States is guns, oranges, and apples.
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Imports 36 percent of its energy from Canada and Mexico.
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