Gi Flashcards

1
Q

What is a renewable resource?

Give 2 examples:

A

Something that can reused over and never runs out

Solar panels
Wind energy

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What is a non-renewable resource?

Give at least 2 examples.

A

Something that will come to an end and cant be reused and will run out

Oil
Gas

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3
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What does Globalization mean?

Examples:

A

Known world wide

Amazon

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4
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What does it mean to be a Global Citizen?

A

A person who acknowledges the rest of the world

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5
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What is a Civilization?

A

A group of people that
Works ond live togetter.
goal is to survive.

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6
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What are some elements of a civilization?

A

jobs
Cities
religion
public worts
social Classes
arts, architecure
laws,
government-

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7
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The Ancient Civilizations:
Where were they all located?

A

By a river

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8
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What religion did they all believe in?

A

polytheistic (many Gods)

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9
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Ancient Egypt

Location:
Accomplishments:

A

Nile river - for farming travel, trading

pyramids
first female ruler
(first zoo)
Toothpaste

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10
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Ancient Sumer:

Location:
Accomplishments

A

(modern day Iraq)

Tigris river and Euphrates river

First major civilization
first canal systems first schools| libraries
Cuneiform
First empire

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Zhou Dynasty:

Location:
What are they known for?
Accomplishments:

A

China Wei and Yellow river

0x drawn plows, Cross -bows horse back riding and domestication

Trade was increased

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12
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Ancient Indus Civilization:

Location:
Accomplishments:

A

India, Afganistán, pakistan ( Indus River valley)

drainage systems
worked with metals
Mud brick houses

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13
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What was the Paleolithic Revolution?

How many people stayed in a group?

A

hunter Gather’s times

20-30 people

Stone tools

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14
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What was the Neolithic Revolution?

How did life change for people during this time?

A

8,000 - 3,000 BCE
Farming was invented during this time.

Longer lives, more food

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15
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What was the Agricultural Revolution?

A

The invention of farming

The transformation from hunting to farming

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16
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What are the positives that came from agricultural revolution?

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  1. No more moving staying in the same place
  2. No more hunter+gathering

3.created civilizations

  1. Longer lives/ more food
17
Q

What were the negatives that came about because of the Agricultural Revolution?

Need at least 3

A
  1. Depotism
  2. social, Sexual inequality
  3. Inequality
18
Q

What is Latitude?
What is Longitude?

A

horisontal lines that are north and south of the equator

vertical lines East and west
Of the prime meridian

19
Q

What is water scarcity?
Where is this a problem today?
What do people in some parts of the world have to do in order to get water?

A

Lack of water
nevada, California, Arizona
and Africa
Walk miles for water

20
Q

Give examples from the videos/articles we watched in class.

A

The 2 five year old girls would have to walk 3-4 miles do get water

21
Q

What are some water issues today facing the United States?

A

South west in California and Las Vegas are facing lack of water

22
Q

What happened to the water in the following locations:
Flint, Michigan
Crestwood, Illinois

A

Lead contamination in the water

The city was drinking contaminated water because the the pipes were old

23
Q

Which recourse do you believe is most important?

A

Water because humans can’t live without it.

24
Q

What are the negatives and positives of desalination?

A

Positive: it gives more fresh water to people who need

Negative: very expensive and ruins marine life.

25
Q

Desalination definition.

A

When you take the salt out of ocean water.