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Chapter 1 pt.1 Flashcards

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1
Q

today, the human species is the most significant agent of ___________ _________ on our planet

A

environmental change

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2
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a set of components that interact and functin as a whole

A

system

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3
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Estimate the current population of human beings on Earth.

A

7 billion

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4
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The way the human popluation is growing it’s expected to add several _________ more people in the ___st century.

A

billion

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5
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___ in every 2 people live in extreme poverty

A

1

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6
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1 in every 2 people live in extreme _______

A

poverty

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7
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a condition in which people cannot meet their basic needs for adequate food, clothing, shelter, education or health

A

poverty

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8
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about ____% of the total work population currently lives in poverty

A

40

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9
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1 in __ of the total world population currently lives in _______

A

4

poverty

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10
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What is poverty associated with?

A
  1. low life expentancy
  2. high infant mortality
  3. inadequate access to health services, safe water, and balanced nutritioun
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11
Q

People in poverty earn less than $___ per day

A

$2

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12
Q

When you are poverty you cannot meet basic needs for ______, __________, ________, and ________

A

food
clothing
shelter
health

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13
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It is difficult to meet population needs without ____________ Earth’s __________

A

exploiting

resoources

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14
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people who study human populations

A

demographers

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15
Q

How long has life existed?

A

3.8 billion yrs (Earth for ~4.5 BY)

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16
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What examples do we have to show us that Earth is well suited for life?

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  1. Water over 3⁄4 of planet
  2. Habitable temperature, moderate sunlight
  3. Atmosphere provides oxygen and carbon dioxide
  4. Soil with essential minerals for plants
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17
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More than _____% of global economic activities are highly developed countries

A

50

18
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What is a highly developed country?

A

countries with complex industrial bases, low rates of population growth, and high per capita incomes

19
Q

Give an example of a highly developed country.

A

U.S., Canada, and Japan

20
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What is a less deveoped country?

A

develping countries with a low level of industrialization; a high fertility rate, and a low per capita income (relative to highly developed countries)

21
Q

Hunger, disease, and illiterary are common in what type of developed county?

A

Less developed country

22
Q

Give an example of a less developed country.

A

Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nicaragua

23
Q

What is the world’s most typical person?

A

28yr old Han Chinese Man

24
Q

Predicted most typical person by 2050 will come from?

A

India

25
Q

Living conditions vary around the world depending on:

A

◦ Number of people
◦ Availability of resources – includes clean water, air, healthy soil, biodiversity
◦ Consumption – location, lifestyle

26
Q

What are the two types of resources?

A
  1. Nonrenewable resources

2. Renewable respurces

27
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Which type of resource is this: are present in limited supplies and are depleted by use

A

nonrenewable resources

28
Q

_________ ___________ do not replenish nonrenewable resources within a reasonable period on the human time scale

A

natural processes

29
Q

Which type of resource is this: mettalic minerals (gold, tin).

A

nonrenewable resources

30
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Which type of resource is this: nonmettalic minerals (salt, phosphates, stone)

A

nonrenewable resources

31
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Which type of resource is this: Fossil Fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

A

nonrenewable resources

32
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Which type of resource is this: Direct solar energy

A

renewable resources

33
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Which type of resource is this: Energy of winds, tides, flowing water

A

renewable resources

34
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Which type of resource is this: Fertile Soil

A

renewable resources

35
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Which type of resource is this: Clean Air

A

renewable resources

36
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Which type of resource is this: Fresh Water

A

renewable resources

37
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Which type of resource is this:Biological diversity (forests, food crops, fishes)

A

renewable resources

38
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Which type of resource is this: can be used forever as long as they aren’t overexplained in the short term

A

renewable resources

39
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Which type of resource is this: nature replaces these resources fairly rapidly

A

renewable resources

40
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Which type of resource is this: are usually only potentially renewable

A

renewable resources

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