Astudent is writing an explanatory essay describing the idea of globalization. which of the following statements could the student use as a thesis for this essay? a. globalization can be traced to processes that began at least 8,000 years ago. b. globalization occurred as a result of advances in technology and increased international trade. c. globalization has led to many improvements in human health through the spread of medical research. d. globalization is defined as the increasing interconnectedness between people, nations, and cultures.

Globalization can be seen as a project that involves changes in lifestyle and people's views, opening up new perspectives, perceptions, accessibility and faster flow of information, new technologies in all spheres, increased production and exchange of goods, more travel, real availability of new destinations which were previously in the domain of imagination. In addition to the benefits, globalization also has negative effects, such as an increased profit race, increased pollution of land and water surfaces, a greater possibility of fraud, achievements in medicine, which are evidently available only to some, as we are witnesses, due to growing of greed for profit, millions of people die of starvation and illness. It is certain that, one of the positive effects, increased connectivity between people, nations and cultures, which are now much more accessible, which enables the mutual exchange of cultural heritage, their interweaving and enrichment.

The answer is: D.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.