Social Science Section 4 Additional Vocab Flashcards

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The first artificial Earth satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union

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Sputnik

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Involves producing sources that act similarly to clouds and that could reflect solar energy away from the surface of the Earth or ocean surfaces

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Solar Radiation

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3
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Involved manipulating the Earth’s environment in ways that counteract the current trends of climate change

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Geoengineering

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Practices of extracting resources or producing clean energy in less-powerful countries and utilizing the benefits in wealthier nations

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Climate Colonialism

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5
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A portion of the Keystone Pipeline System that transports oil from Alberta, Canada, to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico in the US state of Texas

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Dakota Access Pipeline

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