Globalization
A term used to describe the interconnectedness and integration of economies.
What is Globalization?
Resources, belief systems, economic factors, and political decisions.
What are the four main factors effecting technology use?
Protecting natural habitats, endangered species, and biodiversity.
What is environmental conservation?
Fundamental rights and freedoms that are inherent to all individuals.
What are Human Rights
Alterations to temperatures, precipitation patterns, and other climate variables.
What is climate change?
Exchanges of ideas, values, cultural practices.
What are cultural implications of globalization?
Changing how things are extracted, consumed, and produced.
What is technology?
To maintain a ecological and sustainable living.
Why is environmental conservation important?
Discrimination against race, gender, religion can be a violation of human rights.
True or false?
True
By switching to renewable energy sources and reducing carbon emissions.
How can individuals help reduce climate change?
They vary depending on factors such as socioeconomic status, geographic location, and government policies.
How do the effects of globalization vary?
The high cost to design and develop, create, and use more advanced technologies.
How do economic factors effect technology use?
Establishing Protected areas, such as national parks and wildlife reserves.
How can natural habitats be preserved?
Discrimination against based on race, gender, religion, arbitrary detention, torture, and censorship of free speech.
What are some examples of human rights violations?
The destruction of these areas reduces Earth's ability to absorb carbon dioxide.
What is deforestation?
These are the ideas, products, and technologies that spread from one country to another, making the world more connected.
What are cultural exchanges or cultural diffusion?
Creating new ideas such as new forms of communication, and finding new ways to spread teachings and practices from different religions.
How has technology use effected belief systems?
Captive breeding programs, habitat restoration projects, and legal protections to prevent an endangered species from being hunted.
What are some conservation efforts for endangered species?
Efforts are carried out by governments, activist, and individuals worldwide.
How are efforts to promote and protect human rights carried out?
These industrial processes trap heat in the atmosphere.
What are industrial emissions?
This organization helps to regulate international trade and reduce barriers between countries.
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
Political decisions can restrict technology use.
True or false?
True
The variety of life on Earth, is essential for ecosystem resilience and human well-being.
What is biodiversity?
This human right ensures that people can express their opinions without fear of punishment.
What is freedom of expression?
Human activities such as deforestation, burning fossil fuels, and industrial processes.
What are some primary causes of climate change?