societies Flashcards
what are sources of radon gas and where is it typically a problem in homes?
originates from uranium-bearing rocks
- migrates from rock and soil into the basement
- pumped through groundwater wells
what are blue zones and factors affect longevity?
regions in the world where people are claimed to live longer than average
- access to healthcare
- poverty
- water and air quality
- geography
easter island case study
- remote society that collapsed into paroxysm of warfare & cannibalism
- ate all resources, deforestation, agricultural yields decreased
root causes of easter island downfall?
- environmental damage
- resistance to change
mayan case study
- Tropical paradise with hierarchical society that eventually collapsed into warfare
- Deforestation, soil erosion, water management issues, long droughts, chronic warfare over resources, isolated & destructive kings
root causes of mayan downfall?
- environmental damage
- climate change
- hostile neighbors
- resistance to change
greenland norse case study
- norwegians traded & settled in modern day greenland
- trade was eventually cut off and people starved to death
root causes of greenland norse downfall
- environmental damage
- climate change
- hostile neighbors
- changes in friendly trade partners
- resistance to change
hispaniola case study
haiti
- less rain, more resistant culture, exploited land & people
DR
- more rain, culture more open to ideas, less agricultural stress
5 interacting factors that affect societies?
- environmental damage
- climate change
- hostile neighbors
- changes in friendly trade partners
- resistance to change (political, economic, and/or social)
what is sustainability?
development & use of resources that allow future generations to use resources & inherit a quality environment
challenges to achieving sustainability?
- overuse of resources & environmental decline
- population growth & urbanization
- poverty
- climate change
- deforestation
- lack of access to necessities
