MODULE 7 Flashcards
Refers to the increasing changes in the measures
of climate over a long period of time – including
precipitation, temperature, and wind patterns.
Climate Change
Refers to the rise in global temperatures due
mainly to the increasing concentrations of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Global warming
Is a structural building with different types of covering materials, such as a glass or plastic roof & frequently glass or plastic walls
Greenhouse
This prevents the energy to dissipate easily outside & leads to a temperature increase that would not happen if infrared could freely escape from it
Greenhouse
Is a natural process that warms the Earth, and, in fact, is quite necessary for our survival.
Greenhouse effect
The natural greenhouse effect helps warm the Earth’s surface by as much as _____, and without it, our planet would be too cold for humans to survive.
33 degree celcius
Global warming is caused by _________
The greenhouse effect
TRUE OR FALSE: Many scientists feel that the consequences of global warming is irreversible
TRUE
Migration from one nation-state another but participate
simultaneously regarding social relations.
Transnational migration
Are immigrants whose daily lives depend on multiple and constant interconnections across international borders and whose public identities are configured in relationship to more than one nation-state.
Transmigrants
Factors of transnational migrations
- Poverty
- Underemployment
- Unemployment
- Low wage levels