exam 4 Flashcards
what is latidunfia?
large, highly commercial farming operations that yield high returns for low investments in labor
what is minifundia?
small plots of land intensively farmed to feed families
what are examples of subsistence agriculture from Mexico and Peru?
Mexico
1. Zapotec created a latifundia, taking land and transforming it into farmland
2. people would buy commercial products to use on their bulls/muls to move them
peru
1. subsistence farming and commercial farming together in Peru with potato and quinoa
2. have seasonal jobs while farming so they sell chunks (from potatoes) to have an income
what is some of the evidence of glacial retreat in the andes Mountains?
in 1910s there was a glacier that covered 4 square miles and now only 1% of it remains
how does the cordillera Blanca in Peru represent water issues for Peru?
extensive area of tropical glaciers
rapid melting has sent vast amounts of water to the desert coast
What are other examples of water issues in Peru?
- melting glaciers
- historic and traditional value of water
- contaminated water and water pollution
- rural to urban migration and water stress
- permanent drought for long term
What is the water situation in Chile and how is that representative of a Global concern?
by 2050 may of the glaciers are expected to be gone
what are some of the data regarding trends in plastic pollution in the ocean?
11 million metric tons of plastic leaked into the ocean in 2016
by 2040 there will be:
2x plastic generations
3x of plastic leakage
4x plastic stocks in the ocean
what are three of the critical findings presented int he report?
- business as usual will result in nearly three times more plastic leaking into the ocean by 2040
- current commitments are inadequate for the scale of the challenge
- single solution strategies cannot stop plastic pollution
in what ways are Southeast Asia and Mexico hotspots for the illegal trade of wildlife?
supply
exotic meat
traditional Chinese medicine
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