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GEOG 130 Final Exam Flashcards

1
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resource curse

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countries that are dependent on primary commodities are at risk of political instability and conflict

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2
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abundant resource wars

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risk of greed driven conflict and loot used to purchase military equipment

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3
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social construction of resources

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resources made through human needs, desires, and practices

EG diamonds are forever!

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4
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dutch disease

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great export revenues discourage investment in other economic sectors

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5
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resource rents

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high profits from a single resource often lead to corruption and lack of state accountability

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6
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windfall rents

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unexpected profits

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7
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spoil politics

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patronage system rewarding political supporters and continuing self enrichment

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8
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resource lootability

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extraction resources with easy access to rebels and government

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9
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point resources vs diffuse resources

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the greater the distance of resource from control the higher the cost of control

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10
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fragmentation

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distribution of people and economy in safest areas

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11
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peripheralization

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trans border trade replacing increasingly risky internal trade

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12
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production of territories/succession

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production of de facto soveriegn territories

South Sudan

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13
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sobels

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soldiers by day rebels by night

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14
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glocal political economies

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local patterns of resource exploitation to global markets

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15
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non liberal inclusion

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inclusion in global market through shadow activities

EG trafficking

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16
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bad governance

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weak or failed states caused by exclusion and criminalization

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17
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parrot’s beak

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an area of high diamond conflict in africa

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18
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coltan and cossiterite

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minerals mined in africa and used in electronics

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19
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sixth wave of extinction

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human caused

20
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genetic bottleneck

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lack of genetic diversity in a subpopulation

21
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minimum viable population

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number of organisms necessary to continue diversity in a sub-population

22
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habitat fragmentation

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large ecosystems broken into smaller habitat

23
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biodiversity hotspots

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biological environments home to diverse organisms - many of which endemic

24
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buffer zones

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zones around protected areas where some human use is allowed

25
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edge effect

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exposure of native species to outside influences can effect populations

26
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ecosystem benefits

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collective ecological values like clean water and air

27
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economic value of biodiversity

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potential value of biodiversity for HUMANS

28
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intrinsic ecological value

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non-economic values of ecosystems

29
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biophilia

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a natural attraction to life itself

30
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peace parks

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first in USA/Canada

fulfill human and biodiversity goals at the same time

31
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bayei people of botswana

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pushed of land for high end resort

32
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glacier national park

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blackfeet still trying to get access

nobel indians dancing at park

33
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american focused on glacier national park

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grinnel

34
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hedge funds

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large multinational funds that often can profit without others experiencing negative consequences
hedging means reducing risk

35
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peasant economics

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often only partially integrated into traditional economies

36
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agrofuel capitalism

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planting and extracting crops often in land grabbed areas for foreign profit

37
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agrarian political economy

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political economy of farming people

38
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jao camp

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high end resort displacing bayei people

39
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jao village

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the marginalized area of the bayei

40
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oxfam

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looks at justice issue often associated with environmental change

41
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david harvey

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looked into accumulation by disposession

42
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alexander chayanov

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peasant economics

43
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biermann and pattberg

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want a WEO

world environmental orginzation

44
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amartya sen

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famine is not always due to scarcity of food

viewed poverty as a deprivation of capabilities

45
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which country has lots of land grabbing

A

DRC

46
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jatropha

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agrofuel feedstock

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