McMichael

Question 1

Great Acceleration

Answer 1

Exponential increases in demographic, economic, commercial, and environmental indexes
(Flow of information, movement of people, trading patterns, flow of capital, regulatory systems, cultural diffusion)

Question 2

Anthropocene

Answer 2

Current geologic epoch, changes in environment due to humans

In recognition of the global force that humans are

Question 3

Four global crises due to climate change

Answer 3

1) New strains of influenza will emerge in areas of the world with high population growthand intensification of traditional backyard animal production
2) Decline in seafood protein is threat to health of many low-income, coastal populations and reflects combination of ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, destruction of coastal fisheries and overfishing
3) Health risks from the deprivation, displacement, and conflict that result from shortages of fresh water
4) Maintain food supplies and adequate nutrition for the increasing world population presents a major challenge