T.E.K.
Green Revolution
Climate and Health
Case Studies
100

Modern local knowledge, informed by generational practices of environmental sustainability and maintenance.

Traditional Ecological Knowledge

100

Due to the Green Revolution, this industry more than doubled in the developing world between 1960 and 1985

Food production

100

This Scottish colony in Panama was ravaged by disease.

New Caledonia

(hint: understand what diseases were most common and why)

100

This Louisiana community fought for federal recognition after severe flooding.

Pointe Au Chien Tribe

200

These institutions aimed to "tame the savage" through the coerced instruction of English and Western norms.

Indian Boarding Schools

200

This gooey corn species can help naturally replace nitrogen in the soil.

Sierra Mixe (giant corn grown in  Oaxaca)

200

This medical theory held that airborne vapors and foul smells cause most diseases.

Miasma

200

This summit suffers major issues with over-tourism, including the destruction of wildlife and trash accumulation.

Mt. Everest

300

When planted together, maize, beans, and squash are known as what?

The Three Sisters

(hint: understand how they each benefit each other for the exam)

300

These Balinese temples help direct water flow.

Subaks.

300

These 4 categories describe the main avenues climate change will impact disease.

1. Fleas and ticks

2. Fungi

3. Animals

4. Water


300

This nation was one of the first successful attempts at ecotourism.

Costa Rica.

(hint: know the pros and cons of ecotourism!)

400

This plant is a natural hunger suppressant used by the San people. It was later commercialized as a diet miracle drug in the West.

Hoodia.

400

Describe the pros and cons of the Green Revolution.

Multiple answers accepted.

(hint: be able to list at least 2 pros and 2 cons) 

400

This is a fungal disease caused by Coccidioides, which is common in the arid environments of the Southwestern US and Mexico. It also affects dogs.

Valley Fever

400

This first national park was a sacred place for the Shoshone people.

Yellowstone

(hint: know the history of national parks, and issues with equal access)

500

Compare and contrast TEK with Western Science- how are they similar how are they different?

Multiple answers accepted
(hint: place-based learning)

500

The Green Revolution was intentionally framed as an alternative to these 20th century movements.

The "Red" Revolution / Communist Revolutions

500

How does the use of chemical fertilizers impact people's health?

Multiple answers accepted

(hint: re-read inescapable ecologies)

500

This government agency helps to alleviate damages caused by firestorms, hurricanes and floods. (As seen in Lincoln City, The Florida Keys, and Santa Rosa)

FEMA
(hint: be familiar with ALL case studies covered in the Great Displacement)