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SUSTAINABILITY Flashcards

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Geography

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The study of “where”; the study of place and the complex relationships between people and their environments.

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Spatial Significance

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Where places are located on the planet; the importance of a place and those things that are around it.

  • Absolute Location: the precise position of a place
  • Relative Location: where a location is compared to other places around it
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Perspective (including sub categories)

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Points of view, to determine a plan of action to resolve the issue

  • Environmental - related to the use of the natural world
  • Political - related to the decisions made by a governing body
  • Economic - related to opportunities to make money in order to meet needs and addresses wants
  • Cultural/Social - related to protection of a society
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Principles of Sustainability (Environmental)

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  • Renewable Energy Use
  • Reduced Fossil Fuel Use
  • Healthy Ecosystems
  • Pollution Prevention
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Principles of Sustainability (Social)

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  • Human Rights
  • Reduced Poverty
  • Education
  • Equal Opportunity
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Principles of Sustainability (Economic)

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  • Economic Profit and Growth
  • Fair Distribution of Resources
  • Efficient Use of Resources
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Challenges of Sustainability

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  • Decline in Rural Populations
  • Increase in Urban Populations
  • Increased Demand For Resources
  • Changing Demographics
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Infrastructure

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the basic equipment and services that a city or country needs to function well, such as roads, bridges and schools.

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Stewardship

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decisions, choices and actions that have a positive impact on the environment

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Urbanization

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the process by which the percentage of people living in an urban area increases.

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Migration

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systematic movements of people in a country

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Blitzkrieg

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a new method of warfare used by Germans when they attacked Poland

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Perception

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The organization, identification and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment

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Etymology

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Is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.

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Intrinsic value

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The value possessed by a thing that is valuable in itself, for its own sake, regardless of whether it produces happiness or any other valuable thing.

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Ontology

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Is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence or reality.

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Intentional States

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Mental states like beliefs, hopes, desires, fears, wishes, loves, and hates.

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Push Factor

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a social, political, economic, or environmental force that drives migrants away from an area.

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Pull Factor

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a social, political, economic, or environmental attraction that draws migrants to an area.

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Immigration

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Introduction of new people into a population.

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Emigration

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Leaving one country to go to another.

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Interaction

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Reciprocal action, effect, or influence.

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Epistemology

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Is the study of knowledge. It addresses the questions: What is knowledge? How is knowledge acquired? How do we know what we know?

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Metaphysics

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A whole section of philosophy that deals with theories, assertions, and explanations about what is actually behind the physical appearances of things. Its essential question is, “What is ultimate reality?”

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the Cold War

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the state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.

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the Iron Curtain

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eventually divided Eastern and Western Europe after WW 2.

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NORAD

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a defense system meant to help protect North America from aerial nuclear attack bombers.

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NATO

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a defensive military alliance of Western nations created to slow Soviet expansion after WW2

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The Warsaw Pact

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an alliance created by the Soviets against Western power

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Eugenics

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the process of sterilizing a female to prevent them from reproducing. This was used in Canada during this time period because they were very racist, and very fascist.

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Internment Policy

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Internment was created by the Canadians, to essentially put the Japanese into their own concentration camps.

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Canadians in Hong Kong

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Canada’s Air Force, British, and Indian Troops joined together to help defend Hong Kong from the Japanese invasion.
However, Canada and Britain were forced to surrender.
Many were wounded, and allied troops were taken as war prisoners.

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Royal Canadian Airforce & Contributions

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German troops started bombing Britain A.K.A the Battle of Britain.
Canada joined to fight alongside Britain.
The Canadian Air Force played an important role of shooting down the German planes.
Canada was the main training group for the BCATP (British Canadian Air Training Plan)
This program trained pilots, navigators, air gunners, flight engineers, wireless operators, and air bombers from all of the different British territories including Britain itself, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India.

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Arable Land

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Fertile land capable of growing crops

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Slum

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A high density informal urban settlement with inadequate housing and services

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Stakeholders

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People, groups, or organizations that have an interest or concern about something.

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Trends

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Patterns of how something is changing.

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Economy

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the system by which goods and services are produced , sold, and bought in a country or region

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Growth Rate

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a number that shows the increase or decrease in a population during a certain period of time

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Interrelationships

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the connections between parts in one system, or between two systems, such as between the natural environment and human environments.

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Patterns

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arrangements or similarities in characteristics

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Population

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A group or type of people

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