The columbian exchange irrevocably

homogenized the world's biological

landscape. what does john green mean by

this?

Ever since Columbus set foot in the Americas, the number of endemic species, that is to say, species that only live in a specific geographical area has diminished, while other species have thrived, in the five continents.

For example, the Columbian Exchange led to the cultivation of a South American crop: the potato, across Europe and Asia, where millions of people in cold climates where able to avoid famine by feeding themselves with it.

Another biological homogeneization process occurred with disease vectors: before the Columbian Exchange, diseases such as measles or smallpox were unheard of in the Americas. When Europeans arrived, Native Americans did not have defenses against this illnesses, and the majority of them perished because of contagion (over 90%).

Nowadays, these diseases are present all over the world, but thanks to vaccines, they do not kill as many people as before.

a. because the u.s. was the leading with the most technology, economy, etc. also was teamed with other allies witch boosted the economy and materials to improve technology and use it.

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.