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Do you know how the internet gets across the ocean? This amazing map shows every cable that makes it possible.
And no, not everything has turned virtual! We still rely on concrete stuff. Cables network says a lot about the way our World works.
This article deals with unit 1 because it has to do with maps. This map shows how underwater cables connect the internet throughout the world. The cables transmit 99% of international data instantly. On this map you can also see latency. Another map in this article shows 1912 trade routes and underwater cables today. The routes are similar and the interdependency has stayed but the methods and meanings for each of these things are different. To pass the ocean is risky by the investments, and trading. Sailors took tHess risks and now the tech companies are taking them. The cables are thin in the deep water equalling 3 inches across. In addition the cables are thicker in shallower water. The interesting thing is these cables can go as deep as Mount Everest is high.
Because globalization.
Tags: Time-Space Compression, development, technology, economic, globalization, industry, unit 6 industry.