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Globalization is the process of coming together as a closely connected global community. It began thousands of years ago, when tribal groups and small hunting parties wandered from place to place. The process accelerated following Columbus’s epic voyage more than five centuries ago. Europeans—an estimated 50 million of them—spread out to occupy lands throughout the world. This migration transformed the distribution of the world’s peoples and their cultures forever. In the United States and Can- ada, for example, most people speak a West European language. Most practice a religious faith with roots in the ancient Middle East and eat foods originating. | global CONNECTIONS ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES CHARLES F. GRITZNER GLOBAL CONNECTIONS ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES GLOBAL CONNECTIONS America s Role in a Changing World Changing Climates The Changing Global Economy Environment and Natural Resources Feeding a Hungry World The Human Population Human Rights One World or Many Pandemics and Global Health Terrorism and .