The term 'Wherein the World is Flat' is a reference to the popular book by Thomas Friedman, 'The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century'. The book discusses how globalization has changed the world and how it has made the world more interconnected. The crossword solution for this term is 'ATLAS', which is a reference to the ancient Greek mythological figure who was tasked with holding up the sky. The term 'ATLAS' has since come to refer to any collection of maps or geographical information.