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Soc Sci Section 4 24-25 > Social Science S4 Dates/Number > Flashcards

Social Science S4 Dates/Number Flashcards

1
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When did many scientists begin to measure CO2 levels in atmosphere and realize that the rise could lead to global warming

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late 1950s

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Through what decades did scientists expand their knowledge that human behavior is changing the Earth’s climate

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1960s, 1970s, and 1980s

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Global conditions of what century influenced how humans learned about climate change and how humans responded to that knowledge

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Second half of the 20th century

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World War 2 time period

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1939 - 45

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When was the United Nations (UN) established

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1946

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Cold War time period

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1946 - 91

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7
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When did the Soviet Union launch Sputnik

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1957

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When did the first human land on the moon

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1969

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9
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When was NASA founded

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1958

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When was the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) established

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1979

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When was the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) established

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1987

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A foundational decade for human understanding of Earth’s climate and anthropogenic climate change

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1950s

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13
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When was the International Council for Science founded

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1931

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14
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Lloyd Berkner birth years

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1905 - 67

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When did Lloyd Berkner suggest that International Council for Science (ICSU) embark on a study of global geophysical activities over a set period

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1952

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16
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The year time period for the International GeoPhysical Year

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July 1957 - December 1958

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17
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How many year cycle of sunspot activity did the GeoPhysical Year correspond with

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11

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18
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Charles David Keeling’s birth years

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1928-2005

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19
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Bert Bolin birth years

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1925 - 2007

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When did Bert Bolin go to Washington D.C. to alert the National Academy of Sciences that increasing CO2 levels throughout the rest of the century could have serious consequences

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1959

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When did Charles Keeling release data of his CO2 measurements that shows CO2 levels rising

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1961

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When did Bert Bolin become the first chair of the ICSU’s new committee on atmospheric sciences

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1964

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When was the World Meteorological Association (WMO) created

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1950

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When was the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP)

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1967

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When did scientists at an International Workshop on Climate Issues recognize the need for an organization that could do more than GARP

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1978

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When did the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) succeed GARP as the new center for the study of climate change

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1979

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When did the ICSU, WMO, and UNEP organize a conference in Austria around the topic “Assessment of the Role of Carbon Dioxide and of Other Greenhouse Gases in Climate Variations and Associated Impacts”

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1985

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When was the conference hosted in Toronto, Canada entitled “The Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security”

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1988

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When did NASA scientist James E. Hansen testify before the US Senate that human-induced greenhouse effect was the cause of climate change

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1988

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30
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When was the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) created

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1988

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31
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The years in which Bert Bolin serves on the IPCC as the panel’s first chair

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1988 - 1998

32
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When did Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway publish “Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming”

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2010

33
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When did William Nierenberg retire as the Director of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography

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1984

34
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When did the Berlin Wall go down

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1989

35
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When did President George H. W. Bush considering taking action to mitigate climate change

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1989

36
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When was the Kyoto Protocol adopted

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1997

37
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When did the US Senate agree to a resolution stating that the US will not be part of protocol

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July 25, 1997

38
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What were the vote of the US senate to the new resolution

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95-0

39
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When did Bill Clinton direct the US to sign the Kyoto Protocol

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1998

40
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When did Al Gore run against George W. Bush for president

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year 2000

41
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A New York Times article from what date stated that Al Gore’s support for the Kyoto Protocol and Bush’s opposition to it is the leading issue that distinguishes the candidates

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November 3, 2000

42
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In what decades did Exxon Mobil participate in a study of climate change but then had to begin funding organizations that oppose business regulations and promote skepticism of climate change

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1970s and 1980s

43
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What year was the most profitable year for the biggest Western oil companies

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2022

44
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How many oil companies earned a combine $219 billion, from which they paid out $110 billion

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6

45
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How much money did 6 oil companies combine make

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$219 billion

46
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How much money did the 6 oil companies pay out from the $219 billion that was earned

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$110 billion

47
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When did the United States Chamber of Commerce acknowledge that humans contribute to climate change

A

2019

48
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An independent found that in what year did out of the 39 policies that the Chamber of Commerce took a stance on, it advocated against climate action 25 times

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2022

49
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How many times did the Chamber of Commerce advocate against climate action in 2022

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25 times

50
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What was the age range for the younger Republicans

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18-29

51
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A 2023 poll shows how many Democrats supports addressing climate change and how many Republicans prioritizing economic growth

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80% of Democrats ; 72% of Republicans

52
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Another 2023 poll found how many Democrats and Republicans agree human activity is causing changes to the world’s climate

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93% of Democrats and 55% of Republicans

53
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When did President Donald Trump states that the 2015 Paris Agreement placed the U.S at a “very big economic disadvantage”

A

2017

54
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When was President Donald Trump in office

A

2017-2021

55
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A study of news broadcast in the united Kingdom found that in 2022 nearly how much of British broadcasters cast doubt on climate change

A

a third

56
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When was there smoke from massive Canadian forest fire go into the US

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summer of 2023

57
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When was there a United Nations Conference on Environmental and Development hosted in Rio de Janeiro and when the UNFCCC was founded

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1992

58
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When was the Kyoto Protocol in effect

A

2005

59
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The participating nations in the Kyoto Protocol has individual targets for emission reductions that together as a whole came out to ______ emission reduction over the years ___________

A

5%; 2008 - 2012

60
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When was the Paris Agreement adopted

A

2015

61
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How many parties adopted the Paris Agreement

A

196

62
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Global leaders wanted to increase global average temperatures to ___ by the end of the century

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1.5 degrees C

63
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In order to accomplish the 1.5 degrees C, a peak in greenhouse gas emission before 2025 and a ___ decline by 2030 is needed

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43%

64
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When was the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law

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August 16, 2022

65
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The IRA provides around how much in climate funding

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$369 billion

66
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Wind and solar generated a record amount of clean energy by producing ____ of global energy

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12%

67
Q

Protests were led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota halted construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline when

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2016 & 2017

68
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The Ted Talk video in which Katharine Hayhoe is in has over how many views

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over 4 million times

69
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When did Donald Trump order the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue

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early 2017

70
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When was the Brazilian government notified of the Anglo American withdrawal of the mines

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May 2021

71
Q

Alessandra Korap Munduruku helped protect how many acres of rainforest by protesting

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more than 400,000 acres

72
Q

How many participants were part of the Fridays for Future movement that began in 2018

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14 million

73
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How many cities were part of the Fridays for Future movement that began in 2018

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7500

74
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When did Greta Thunberg give her speech in Vienna

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2019

75
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How old was Greta Thunberg when she did her Fridays for Future movement

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15

76
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How many application to mine inside Indigenous territories did Anglo American withdraw

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27

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