Unit 1
What is the difference between a problem and an issue?
Problems can be solved with relative ease, issues are much more complicated and therefore are harder to solve.
What kind of policy was China's one child policy?
Anti-Natalist
Name one country that still suffers the impacts of colonialism
Cameroon, South Africa, etc.
How did the Indonesian fishing boat sinking impact the environment?
Water pollution, endangering wildlife, boats could still contain fuel.
Define LEDC & MEDC
Less Economically Developed Country.
More Economically Developed Country.
Define globalization
The process done by businesses or other organizations to develop international influence, or start operating on an international scale.
What is brain drain?
What is populism?
The idea that a political leader or movement is closely tied to the current aspirations of the citizens of a country.
How did the blue marble image impact humanities perspective?
Showed the insignificance of humanity on a grand scale
Define Colonialism
Acquiring partial or full political control over another country to exploit it economically.
How is an opinion different from a fact?
An opinion is a belief based on someone's world view, a fact is supported by evidence.
What would be an example of non-voluntary migration?
Seeking refuge for reasons of natural disaster or conflict.
What are cash crops? (Africa)
Producing agriculture for foreign gain, does not service the native people.
List three draw down strategies
Reducing food waste, walkable cities, insulation, etc.
Define Neocolonialism
Use of economical, cultural, political or other pressures to control or influence other countries.
Name a sustainability concern
Plastic pollution, air pollution, e-waste, water scarcity, overpopulation, energy consumption, etc.
What are remittances?
Money or goods earned that migrants send to their home country and family.
What are the four categories of inequality?
Geography, history, economic, sustainability.
What is the romanticism ideology?
The belief that everything has beauty, and that nature should be left alone.
What are the global commons?
Deep sea bed, atmosphere, space, high seas, and Antarctica.
What are some factors of quality of life?
Housing, education, health, etc.
What is the cornucopian theory?
It is an optimistic theory. Believes that resources are unlimited with technological advances.
What are the five stages of Rostow's model?
Traditional society, establishing conditions, takeoff, drive to maturity, high mass consumption.
What is a main criticism of international law surrounding the global commons?
A lack of enforcement ability or regulation.
Define land tenure
When land is individually owned