Week 10 Flashcards
1
Q
ecological imperialism
A
- newcomers changing ideas of land, new species and diseases and germs when coming which would drastically change the ecology of the new area
2
Q
moa bird
A
flightless birds (evolved this way because of its separation)
3
Q
megafauna
A
- huge animals going extinct after human interactions
4
Q
Alfred Crosby
A
- columbian exchange
- movement across atlantic creates biological changes
5
Q
neo-Europe
A
settlers recreate European societies in geographically similar places
6
Q
buffalo (invasive)
A
brought into australia for farming, took over area when broken out
7
Q
predator fress 2050
A
movement in new zealand
- save birds from invasive predators
- backed by government and orgs
8
Q
bison
A
- bison scientific
- buffalo popular name
- was hunted to near extinction
9
Q
Blackfoot
A
- Iinii Initiative
-movement to bring back buffalo
10
Q
Comaches
A
-people hired to kill bison
11
Q
Black deatg (plague)
A
12
Q
virgin soil epidemic
A
- new land people getting sick
- unable to fix it through their docterines
13
Q
Smallpox
A
spread to indigenous people
- europeans had it as a kid and did not get sick
14
Q
impact of disease
A
- elders dying: loss of knowledge
- aduults’ loss of parents and food producers
children: loss of hope
15
Q
Yanomami
A
- fought against miners/ deforesters, got sick
- fined for genocide
- still being worked new illegally
