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Soc Sci Section 3 24-25 > Soc Sci S3 Dates/Numbers > Flashcards

Soc Sci S3 Dates/Numbers Flashcards

1
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A nuclear testing happening when resulted in traces of plutonium - 239

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1950s

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2
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When did Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer first use the term “Anthropocene”

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2000

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3
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What century did Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer propose as a starting date of the Anthropocene

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18th century

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In what year did the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) vote in favor of treating the Anthropocene as a formal geological epoch beginning in the mid-twentieth century

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2019

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5
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What century did the AWG vote in favor of for the Anthropocene to start

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mid-20th century

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6
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The AWG states that the list of phenomena associated with the Anthropocene will last for at least

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thousands of years

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7
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The Holocene is nestled between how many ice ages

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2

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A study of temperature variability over the past how many years shows the largest warming trends

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over the past 2000 years

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9
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The largest warming trends occurred since the

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middle of the 20th century

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10
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During LIA, global temperatures were coolers from around when on average

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1300 - 1850

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11
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Century when the Industrial Revolution began

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Late 18th century

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12
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Into what century did the Industrial Revolution flourish into

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19th century

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13
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Time period of Charles Dickens life

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1812 - 70

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14
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When was “ A Christmas Carol” published

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1843

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15
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When was “Oliver Twist” published

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1837-39

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16
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What time period do some scholars argue as being foundational to the Anthropocene

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1800-1850

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17
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Year that marked the start of the technology that has resulted in large greenhouse gas emissions

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1800

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18
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Around when did the scale of human activities that altered the Earth System begin to increase

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1950

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19
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The beginning date of the “Great Acceleration”

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1950

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20
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What was the human population in 1780

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less than a billion

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21
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When was the human population less than a billion

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1780, around the start of the Industrial Revolution

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22
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What was the human population 1930

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Around 2 billion

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23
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When did the human population nearly double to around 2 billion

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1930

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24
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What was the human population now

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More than 8 billion

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25
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The decades since when are unique in human history in terms of how quickly and how greatly people have transformed the natural world

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1950

26
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Since what century have humans interacted with the planet on a scale that has never been seen before

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mid-20th century

27
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The troposphere is how many miles thick

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about 7 miles

28
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Life span of Eunice Newton Foote

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1819-88

29
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In what century was coal burned to power steam machines

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19th century

30
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In what centuries has coal continued to be used to power electric plants, petroleum, and to power machines

A

20th and 21st centuries

31
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In what centuries did the West industrialize and create cities and transportation system that required a lot of fossil fuels to maintain

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19th and 20th centuries

32
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When was the US the top producer and consumer of oil

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early 2020s

33
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When was oil discovered by Europeans

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shortly after WWI

34
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The history of oil in what century is intertwined with the history of European colonialism and imperialism

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20th century

35
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When was oil discovered In the Iraqi city of Kirkuk

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1927

36
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The economic obstacles to address climate change today have continued since

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the earlier centuries of the Industrial Revolution

37
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The United Nations reports that fossil fuels comprise over what percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions

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over 75%

38
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The United Nations reports that fossil fuels comprise what percentage of carbon dioxide emissions

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almost 90%

39
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When in the US did methane and nitrous oxide combine for less than 20% of greenhouse gas emission while the burning of fossil fuels contributed over 72% of greenhouse gas emissions

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2020

40
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In the UA in 2020, what percentage of greenhouse gas emission is equal to methane and nitrous oxide combined

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Less than 20%

41
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Fossil fuels in the US in 2020 contributed how much to greenhouse gas emissions

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Over 72%

42
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When did Europeans spread out and create colonies that extracted valuable natural resources

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Around 1500

43
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When did industrialization start

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Around 1800

44
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The US cut its greenhouse gas emissions from higher levels in

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the early 2000s

45
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India has moved up to which place in the world’s leading carbon dioxide emitter

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4th place

46
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How does China’s per capita carbon dioxide emissions compare to the US’s

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China emits half as much

47
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How does India’s per capita carbon dioxide emissions compare to the US’s

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India emits less than one-seventh compared to the US’s

48
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Since when does China produce about a quarter of the cumulative amount of CO2 emissions of Western nations

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1750

49
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How much of the cumulative amount of CO2 emissions of Western nations did China produce since 1750

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about a quarter

50
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How many components are there of the triple planetary crisis

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3

51
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When was there a heat in Iran that included the heat index reaching 158 degrees

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summer of 2023

52
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What did the heat index reach in Iran in the summer of 2023

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158 degrees Fahrenheit

53
Q

How many notable areas are there that particularly impacted for human societies

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3

54
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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), what is the range of high - tide flooding compared to 50 years ago

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300% to more than 900% more frequent than it was 50 years ago

55
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When did Hurricane Ian strike Florida

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2022

56
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How many fatalities occurred during Hurricane Ian

A

156

57
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How much damage was resulted due to Hurricane Ian

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$112 billion

58
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When did a megadrought occur in the dry area of the Western U.S

A

2022

59
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The 2022 megadrought was the worst drought in

A

1200 years

60
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In what year was a report came out from the United Nations that identified 5 important insights related to health risks associated with climate change

A

2017

61
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A U.S government report estimates how many people moved their homes due to extreme weather events every year

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30 million people

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