Unit 1: Geography
This imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
equator
This political party believes in small/limited government
Republican
This type of technology allows computers to learn patterns and make decisions similarly to humans.
Artificial Intelligence
This international organization was created after World War II to promote peace and cooperation between countries.
United Nations
This technology company became one of the biggest players in the AI race after releasing ChatGPT to the public.
OpenAI
Which continent is Papa New Guinea in?
Australia/Oceania
Purposefully false or misleading content created with the intent to deceive and cause harm
Disinformation
This term describes how websites and apps use computer formulas to decide what content users see online.
Algorithims
This document, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, outlines basic rights and freedoms for all people.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This narrow waterway near Iran is one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes and has been central to recent Middle East tensions.
Strait of Hormuz
This type of Government is based on the will of the people; people elect representatives to make governmental decisions for them
Representative Democracy
Difference between the way things are and the way things should or expected to be
Irony
This social media strategy uses outrage, controversy, and emotional reactions to increase engagement and visibility online.
Rage Bait
These five countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council and hold veto power.
United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France
This rare strain of hantavirus involved is especially concerning because human-to-human transmission can occur
Andes virus (ANDV)
Define what a push factor is and give one real world example
Condition that causes people to leave their home or region.
Examples vary
This bias summarizes the story with a quick statement, that can leave out key details
Bias By Headline
This computer error became famous in 1999 because people feared systems would fail when the calendar year changed
Y2K
This term describes people forced to flee their country because of war, persecution, or violence.
Refugees
This extreme weather event is a long-term pattern of unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Pacific that impacts global weather systems.
El Niño
Define what a pull factor is and give one real world example
Conditions that attract people to locations.
Examples will vary
This effect explains why people are more likely to believe information that aligns with their existing beliefs and reject information that contradicts them.
Confirmation Bias
This data analytics and artificial intelligence company, co-founded by Peter Thiel, has grown rapidly through government and military contracts and is known for working with large-scale surveillance and defense data systems.
Palantir Technologies
This genocide in Soviet Ukraine during the early 1930s was caused by forced famine policies under Joseph Stalin and resulted in the deaths of millions of Ukrainians.
Holodomor
This technology company became one of the most valuable in the world because of its computer chips used to power artificial intelligence systems.
NVIDIA