Soc Sci S3 Bold Vocab

Question 1

First used the term “Anthropocene” in the year 2000

Answer 1

Paul J. Crutzen & Eugene F. Stoermer ; pg. 37

Question 2

a development starting in the late 18th century that expanded manufacturing by using mechanics

Answer 2

Industrial Revolution ; pg. 37

Question 3

When humanity’s impact on the natural world rapidly increased

Answer 3

Great Acceleration ; pg. 37

Question 4

Body of the United Nations that defines the Anthropocene as a new epoch that resulted from human - driven changes to the Earth system

Answer 4

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ; pg. 37

Question 5

Coined the term “Great Acceleration”

Answer 5

J.R. McNeil ; pg. 40

Question 6

Argued that atmospheric water vapor and carbon dioxide could interact with solar rays to raise Earth’s temperature

Answer 6

Eunice Newton Foote ; pg. 42

Question 7

References oil, its value and like gold, is extracted from the Earth

Answer 7

black gold ; pg. 45

Question 8

Reported that fossil fuels comprise over 75% of global greenhouse gas emission and almost 90% of carbon dioxide emissions

Answer 8

United Nations ; pg. 45

Question 9

the ongoing and looming global risks related to climate change. air pollution, and biodiversity

Answer 9

triple planetary crisis ; pg. 50