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What is a primary source?
What is a primary source?
Engaged citizenship refers to inaction in societal issues.
Engaged citizenship refers to inaction in societal issues.
False
What does the term 'rule of law' refer to?
What does the term 'rule of law' refer to?
It refers to the principle that all individuals are subject to the law, ensuring that no one is above it.
The _____ worldview prioritizes human needs over ecological concerns.
The _____ worldview prioritizes human needs over ecological concerns.
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
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Which term refers to examining the similarities and differences among information?
Which term refers to examining the similarities and differences among information?
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Secondary sources provide original, firsthand accounts.
Secondary sources provide original, firsthand accounts.
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What is 'cultural globalization'?
What is 'cultural globalization'?
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What ideology holds that the means of production should be privately owned?
What ideology holds that the means of production should be privately owned?
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Civic nationalism emphasizes ancestral bonds rather than common territorial identity.
Civic nationalism emphasizes ancestral bonds rather than common territorial identity.
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What is the primary focus of economic disparity?
What is the primary focus of economic disparity?
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A government-determined economic system is referred to as a ______ economy.
A government-determined economic system is referred to as a ______ economy.
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
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What is the main goal of development assistance?
What is the main goal of development assistance?
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Fascism promotes democracy as a strong and favorable system.
Fascism promotes democracy as a strong and favorable system.
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What is the primary role of the European Union?
What is the primary role of the European Union?
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What does a market economy primarily rely on to determine prices?
What does a market economy primarily rely on to determine prices?
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Nationalism is defined as the loyalty towards one's nation and its goals.
Nationalism is defined as the loyalty towards one's nation and its goals.
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What is the purpose of neoliberalism in economic activity?
What is the purpose of neoliberalism in economic activity?
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The _______ was a treaty signed in 1994 to eliminate trade restrictions between Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
The _______ was a treaty signed in 1994 to eliminate trade restrictions between Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
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Which of the following best describes a non-tariff barrier?
Which of the following best describes a non-tariff barrier?
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Political stability indicates a high risk of social unrest within a nation.
Political stability indicates a high risk of social unrest within a nation.
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What defines a nation-state?
What defines a nation-state?
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What does land degradation refer to?
What does land degradation refer to?
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Nuclear power is considered a renewable resource.
Nuclear power is considered a renewable resource.
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What agricultural practice involves planting a single crop over a large area?
What agricultural practice involves planting a single crop over a large area?
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________ involves nutrients in soil being washed away due to excessive runoff.
________ involves nutrients in soil being washed away due to excessive runoff.
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Match the environmental terms with their definitions:
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What does brain drain refer to?
What does brain drain refer to?
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Carrying capacity refers to the minimum number of people that can be sustained by the Earth's resources.
Carrying capacity refers to the minimum number of people that can be sustained by the Earth's resources.
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Who is Edward Jenner, and what is he known for?
Who is Edward Jenner, and what is he known for?
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The __________ is a demographic stage characterized by high birth and death rates, resulting in a stable population.
The __________ is a demographic stage characterized by high birth and death rates, resulting in a stable population.
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
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Which stage of demographic transition features a high birth rate and a low death rate?
Which stage of demographic transition features a high birth rate and a low death rate?
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Demographers study population trends and their implications.
Demographers study population trends and their implications.
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What is Germ Theory?
What is Germ Theory?
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Study Notes
Integrated Concepts and Processes
- Audience: The intended recipients of research and communication.
- Cause and Consequence: Factors that contribute to events or issues and their effects.
- Collaboration: Working together for mutual benefit.
- Democracy: Government where power is held by the people through voting.
- Engaged Citizenship: Taking action for positive change in society.
- Evidence: Facts and information used to learn about events and issues.
- Inquiry: Investigating topics, events, and issues through research, analysis, and questioning.
- Liberty: Democratic principle of unalienable rights for citizens.
- Making Comparisons: Examining similarities, differences, patterns, or trends in information.
- Perspective: Point of view of an individual or group.
- Primary Sources: Direct eyewitness accounts (letters, diaries, speeches, photos).
- Rule of Law: Democratic principle of equal application of law for all.
- Secondary Sources: Information compiled and interpreted from primary sources.
- Significance: Determining the importance of information, events, or issues based on magnitude, scope, and duration.
- Stakeholder: Person or organization with an interest in a specific place or issue.
- Values: Beliefs and attitudes about what is important, guiding how we live.
Quality of Life
- Anthropocentric Worldview: Human-centered worldview.
- Bias: Prejudice or preference for or against a specific viewpoint.
- Biocentric Worldview: Life-centered worldview.
- Cultural Globalization: Harmonization of global culture, potentially at the expense of local cultures.
- Deep Ecology Worldview: Humans have no right to interfere with ecosystems; prioritizes ecological diversity and reduced human needs.
- Capitalism: An ideology where private individuals control means of production and wealth.
- Civic Nationalism: Focuses on shared territorial bond among members of a group.
- Colonialism: One country rules another for its own economic benefit.
- Command Economy: Government controls supply of goods and services.
- Communism: Ideology aiming for equality through elimination of the wealthy class, potentially at the expense of rights.
- Development Assistance: Foreign aid from wealthier to poorer countries.
- Economic Disparity: Unequal economic distribution between individuals or countries.
- Economic Sectors: Specific parts of the economy.
- Economy: Systems and procedures to satisfy needs and wants.
- Ethnic Cleansing: Violent policy to remove specific groups from a state for cultural homogeneity.
- Ethnic Nationalism: Focuses on shared ancestry and culture among members of a group.
- European Union: 27 European nations with free-trade agreements, promoting economic globalization.
- Extreme Poverty: Living on less than $1 USD per day.
- Failed State: Little to no government to meet citizen needs.
- Fascism: Ideology viewing democracy as weak and diversity as unfavorable.
- Free Trade: Trade without tariffs or non-tariff barriers.
- GDP per Capita: Average value of goods and services produced per person in a country.
- Geopolitics: Governmental decision-making based on geography, including interactions between countries.
- Gini Index: Measures wealth distribution equality in a country.
- Global 500: List of the 500 largest companies in the world.
- Ideology: System of ideas guiding economic and political actions.
- Imperialism: European expansion through colonization and imposed governance, motivated by economic gain.
- Income: Money received from work or investments.
- Market Economy: Supply and demand determine prices (free enterprise).
- Mercantile System: Colonies exist for economic benefit of mother countries, restricted trade and competition.
- Mixed Economy: Mix of free enterprise and government intervention.
- Nationalism: Identification with and loyalty to one's nation and its goals.
- Nation-State: Independent country ruled by a government within clearly defined borders.
- Natural Borders: Territorial limits based on Earth's physical features.
- Neocolonialism: Economic control of one country by another, without political dominance.
- Neoliberalism: Belief that private individuals and businesses should control economic activity.
- Non-Governmental Organization (NGO): Non-profit organizations providing aid independent of governments.
- Non-Tariff Barrier: Restrictions on goods, favoring domestic companies.
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Treaty between Canada, US, and Mexico reducing trade restrictions.
- Official Development Assistance: Foreign aid provided by governments.
- Political Instability Index: Measures risk of social unrest, lower value indicates stability.
- Political Stability: Predictability of a nation's political environment.
- Politics: Decisions about societal living and interaction, including state administration.
Population and Resources
- Brain Drain: Loss of highly educated people due to emigration.
- Brain Gain: Increase in highly educated people due to immigration.
- Brawn Gain: Increase in labor jobs due to immigration.
- Carrying Capacity: Maximum population sustainable by Earth's resources.
- Change by Diffusion Model: Spread of new ideas and norms through social interaction and media influence.
- Contracting Population: Narrow base, wide middle and top in population pyramid, reflecting declining population.
- Death Rate: Deaths per 1,000 people in the population.
- Demographers: Population scientists.
- Demographic Transition: Decreasing birth and death rates due to technology and globalization.
- Demographic Trap: High birth rate and low death rate, trapping a country in the Early Transition Stage.
- Early Transition Stage: High birth rate and falling death rate, causing rapid population growth.
- Edward Jenner: English doctor who created the first smallpox vaccine.
- Emigrants: People leaving a country.
- Expanding Population: Wide base, narrow middle in population pyramid, showing high growth rate.
- Feedback Loop: System where output influences input, creating a cycle.
- Germ Theory: Diseases caused by microscopic organisms, developed during the Industrial Revolution.
- Green Revolution: Increased food production in the 20th century through new technology and methods.
- High Stationary Stage: High birth and death rates, stable population.
- Hunting and Gathering: Lithic tool use for limited food supply in early human societies.
- Land Degradation: Deterioration of soil's productive capacity.
- Leaching: Nutrient loss in soil due to runoff, frequent in tropical regions.
- Monoculture: Planting a single crop over a large area.
- Natural Gas: Pipelined energy source, often liquified, third most used traditional energy.
- Non-Renewable Resource: Resources that cannot naturally replenish after use.
- Nuclear Power: Used in wealthy countries due to high cost and radioactive risks.
- Paris Conference: 2015 agreement aimed at limiting global temperature rise to 2°C.
- Physical Deterioration: Soil degradation due to compaction, waterlogging, or subsidence.
- Pollution: Industrial emissions or waste damaging soil or water sources.
- Renewable Resource: Resources that replenish naturally after use.
- Salinization: Increased salt content in soil, making it toxic.
- Sewage Waste: Human and animal waste, spreading diseases.
- Solar Energy: Energy from the sun.
- Subsistence Farming: Small-scale agriculture to meet family needs, common in developing countries.
- Wind Power: Energy production from windmills.
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