black plague
when did the black death start?
1346
how many % of medueval europeans were peasants?
90%
what is the order of the water cycle?
evaporation/transpiration, condensation, precipitation, infiltration and runoff
what does ICT stand for?
information and communication technologies
what is the disease called for the black plague?
bubonic plague
what is a manor?
the village and its surrounding land
what are the 4 values of water?
economic, aesthetic/social, cultural and spiritual
what is population pyramids?
population pyramids are bar graphs which show gender and age of a nation or region
is there still black plague today?
yes
what is feudalism?
the economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages
the 4 uses of water?
agricultural, commercial, industrial and recreational
what is population pyramids used for
to decide past patterns and cause in a population
What animals/insects carried the plague?
The ships would dock & unload, the rats would jump off and enter the city, the flies would leave the rats and land on humans (biting them) then infecting them
how does the village organise farming?
they use the three-field system
what is globalisation?
a term used to describe the increasing connectedness and interdependence of world cultures and economies
the importance of interconnection
to extend beyond speed and reliability
list 3 symptoms of the bubonic plague
fever, fatigue, shivering, vomitying, headaches, giddiness, intolerance to light, pain in the back and limbs, sleeplessness, apathy and delirium
what is the magna carta?
the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law
difference between physical water scarcity and economic scarcity
Physical scarcity is when there isn't enough water available to meet demand. Economic scarcity is when the water infrastructure can't meet demand.
what are the benefits of interconnection?
improved connection, real time data access, strengthen data security, etc.