CH. 1-3 Flashcards

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1
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What is the Global Population Size?

A

~ 7 Billion

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2
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Establishment of rule over a foreign population

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Colonialism

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3
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Percent of people who live in cities

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Urbanization

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4
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Hybridization

A

forms of American pop culture spread abroad and are melded with local cultural traditions

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5
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What are the four Demographic Transition Stages?`

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Preindustrial, Early Industrial, Late Industrial, Post Industrial

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6
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Which transitional stage had high birth rates and had death rates fall drastically?

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Stage 2: Early Industrial

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7
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Which stage has low birth rates and low death rates?

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Stage 4: Post Industrial

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8
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Which stage has the lowest total population but high birth and death rates?

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Stage 1: Preindustrial

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9
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Which stage is where death rates start to fall and birth rates transition from high to low?

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Stage 3: Late industrial

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10
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N2O, CO2, CFC’s Ch4, O3, H2O are all categorized as what?

A

Greenhouse Gases

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11
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Human generated greenhouse gases are what?

A

Anthropogenic

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12
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Which greenhouse gas increased by 120ppm due to anthropogenic causes?

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CO2

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13
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Data collected over a long period of time of a region that includes recorded temperature, precipitation, etc.

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Climograph

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14
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Habitat loss in forests due to the construction of highways, cities, and farmland

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Deforestation

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15
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What types of forests are affected by deforestation?

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Tropical, Evergreen and Deciduous

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16
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Created international law that entitled penalties to countries not reaching their CO2 emission reduction targets

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Kyoto Protocol

17
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What is a bioregion? And what are some of its regions?

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Bioregion is characterized by plant and animal life; Tropical Rain Forest, Mediterranean shrubs and woodland, Desert and grassland

18
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What are some causes and effects of the Green Revolution?

A

Increase in global food production but has resulted in heavy use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides

19
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What climate region is the Hudson Bay characterized as?

A

Tundra/Subarctic

20
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What climate region is most of California’s coastal side?

A

Mediterranean/Marine West Coast

21
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What climate region is Northeast America?

A

Humid continental, cool summers/warm summers.

22
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What climate region is Southeast America?

A

Humid subtropical, hot summers

23
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In what stage did Europeans begin to move westward and why?

A

Stage 3: 1850-1910 due to discovery of gold and silver

24
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What is the term that defines African American’s migration to major cities for job opportunities?

A

Black Exodus from the South

25
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What is NAFTA and who is included in it?

A

North American Free Trade Agreement; US, Canada, Mexico

26
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What is the process in which immigrants are absorbed by the larger host society

A

(Cultural) Assimilation

27
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What is the term for people leaving large cities for smaller towns and rural areas

A

Nonmetropolitan growth

28
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What percent of North American’s live in cities?

A

80%

29
Q

What are the four sectors?

A

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary

30
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What has happened with the Ogallala Aquifer in the past 50 years?

A

lowered water tables by as much as 100 feet

31
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What is the process of higher income residents replacing the lower income residents of central-city neighborhoods?

A

Gentrification

32
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Which phase of immigration is the highest and where are their origins?

A

Phase 5; From Latin America/Asia

33
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What sector include natural resource extraction?

A

Primary

34
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What sector includes manufacturing/industrial?

A

Secondary

35
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What sector include services?

A

Tertiary

36
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What sector includes information processing?

A

Quaternary

37
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What sectors and what percentage make up North American labor force?

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Tertiary/quaternary; 70%