Chapter 2 Key Term Quiz

A Global Context
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A term describing how material becomes a resource when it is valued and traded, has a price equivalent, and it enters the arena of things bought and sold.

The 750-mile active zone between he Pacific and North American plates that runs from San Francisco down to southern California.

The process by which improvements in transport make it quicker to cover the same distance and thus bring places closer together.

A storm arising over warm sea water that produces heavy rainfall and punishing winds The terms 'hurricane' and 'cyclone' are also used.

The amount of land required to support human activities.

A global change in mortality and fertility that occurred around 1800, but also refers to the four phases of transition.

An economic trade agreement signed in 2016 by twelve countries along the Pacific Rim

The ability to meet the needs of the present without destroying the needs of the future.

A gas produced from the burning of carbon. The increasing amount in the atmosphere is responsible for climate change.

The period around 1800, centered in Britain, in which manufacturers rapidly discovered and implemented new ways of creating products.

A measure of the number of individuals below 14 and over 65 when compared to the total working aged population.

A phenomenon in which areas that typically received greater amounts of precipitation become drier and take on characteristics more prevalent in desert climates.

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