It brought prosperity to many parts of the Central America , helped protect rain forest's , and improved trading with other countries
Some people consider the Earth to be alive because of its dynamic processes or cycles. Biogeochemical cycle is the turnover of different substances in the Earth and occur in different parts of the Earth like in the biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and hyrdosphere. Biogeochemical cycles help keep the Earth warm, recycle essential materials and is vital (or are needed) to living things.
Subduction occurs between two colliding tectonic plates
I think it refers to worldwide mutual dependence between nations/countries as we depend on each other for the key things like food etc. on a worldwide level.