Chapter 16 (French Fries)

Question 1

Single crop cultivated to the exclusion of any potential harvest

Answer 1

Monoculture

Question 2

Ongoing process by which regional economies, societies, & cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of exchange

Answer 2

Globalization

Question 3

Movement of species across the Atlantic Ocean. From New World to Old World & vice versa, & the resulting ecological transformation

Answer 3

Colombian Exchange

Question 4

Object, condition, or process that threatens individuals & society in terms of production or reproduction

Answer 4

Hazard

Question 5

Environmental ethical stance that argues that ecological concerns should, over & above human priorities, be central to decisions about right & wrong action

Answer 5

Ecocentrism

Question 6

Ethical standpoint that views humans as the central factor in considerations of right & wrong action in & toward nature

Answer 6

Anthropocentrism

Question 7

Management of a resource or environment for protection & preservation, typically for its own sake, as in wilderness preservation

Answer 7

Preservation

Question 8

Management of a resource or system to sustain its productivity over time, typically associated with scientific management of collective goods like fisheries or forests

Answer 8

Conservation

Question 9

Complete set of genes of an organism, species, etc.

Answer 9

Genome