Geography Flashcards

1
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Give me a few reasons on why we as a society are more pessimistic about the world aroundus

A

News tends to focus on negative things things to catch attentions
Miss information fed from the media
Some things are biast

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2
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What is development

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Is the proses a country makes in terms of wealthere

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3
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What does weather mean

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Describes the day to day conditions of the air

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4
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What does climate

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Is the average weather conditions for a longer area such as a country or region

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5
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What does the air as artic mean

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Cold and quite dry

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6
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Poler continental

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Cold and dry

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7
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Power maritime

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Cool and wet

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8
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Tropical maritine

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Warm and set

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9
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What factors cause places to be less developed

A

Location
Conflict
Healthcare
History

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10
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How does land cause some places to be less developed

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The climate
If ne’er cost could trade
Land locked

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11
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How does history cause some places to be less developed

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Allies
Institutional weaknesses

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12
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How does health care cause some places to be less developed

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Unhealthy work force
Untreated illnesses
Highly skilled doctors

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13
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How does conflict cause some places to be less developedT

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Less trade
Struggles to attract investment
Loss of workstrore

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14
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What is a development gap

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Standard of living between the richest and poorest

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15
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How do find out how hot it was from tree rings

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If the rings were wider it was a hotter period
If they were shorter it was a colder period

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16
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How do find out how hot it was from ice cores

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Air gets trapped in ice if there’s allot of c02 in it was warmer and if it has less c02 it’s coleder

17
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How do find out how hot it was from diary’s and paintings

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Diary’s were written evidence of climate
Paintings were visible evidence of climate

18
Q

Give examples of green house gasses

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C02 water Vapor methane

19
Q

What do greenhouse gases cause the. Atmosphere to do

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It causes the atmosphere to trap more and more heat

20
Q

What is extreme weather

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Earthquake or floods

21
Q

What is climate change

A

The change of climate

22
Q

What does social impact mean

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The afect of humans