Shift in the Global Geography of Production
The economic and military rise of Europe, beginning around the 17th century, caused a fundamental shift in the global geography of production. This process involved a dramatic change in the locations where the majority of the world's goods and services (output) were produced, moving economic activity away from previously dominant regions.
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