Section 1
What is Anthropocene?
a new geological era in planetary history in which humans have become the driving force in planetary change.
According to the United Nations, what is the current global human population?
over eight billion
When did the Anthropocene start around?
1950
President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from which of the following policies in 2017?
Paris Agreement
The Holocene consists of how many stages?
3
What are the four subsystems?
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
The Middle Holocene Subseries/Subepoch is also known as what?
The Northgrippian Stage/Age.
When did the Industrial Revolution start?
late 18th century
What is the goal of the Kyoto Protocol?
To reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warming
The Cenozoic Era is known as the Age of ___
Mammals
What is feedback? What are the different types?
Reactions to climate change caused by forcings are called feedbacks
Positive
Negative
What is LIA?
The Little Ice Age (LIA) is one of the most well-known and well-researched climatic events of the Late Holocene. Dated around 1300−1850 CE, the LIA was a period of cooler global temperatures on average.
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere that is about seven miles thick, which is where the Earth’s weather occurs.
Protests over the Keystone Dakota Access Pipeline were centered against this extractive resource:
Oil
The origins of human civilization are typically associated with the
Mesopotamian Civilizations
What is a proxy?
Something observable in nature that indicates past climate conditions is called a proxy.
Which British author was influential in popularizing images of the Industrial Revolution?
Charles Dickens
What are the three components of the triple planetary crisis?
The three components of the triple planetary crisis are 1) climate change, 2) air pollution, and 3) biodiversity loss.
Which United States Presidential candidate ran on a campaign supporting combating climate change and won the popular vote in 2000?
Al Gore
Why are some scholars against using grain prices as proxies for weather conditions?
Too many non-weather-related factors can influence grain prices.
What is climate determinism?
The argument that climate sets the course for human history
What are 3 of the 5 Mesopotamian Societies?
First the Sumerians. Subsequent powers in the region included the Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians.
What does IPCC stand for?
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
A rapid increase in deforestation occurred under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro from the state of
Brazil
The process of capturing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and storing it is called carbon
Sequestration