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Aim: Review for test on the World Today
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1. Deforestation cause: cutting down trees to sell the lumber and clear the land for farming. Effect: depletes the world’s oxygen supply, prevents finding medicines, creates endangered species. Solution: reforestation. Earth Day Summit.
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1. Overpopulation cause: China- Mao told people to have many children. Prefer to have sons rather than daughters- Confucius. Farming- more people to help on the farm. Solution- One Child Policy- Deng- human rights violation.
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1. Desertification North Africa, Sahara. Cause: Overgrazing of cattle. Cattle has eaten all the vegetation. The Sahara is gradually spreading. Effect- drought, famine. Solution- reforestation, fence off land.
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2. Role of women wife and mother, subordinate- inferior to men.
Less education, own less property. Taliban in Afghanistan
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3. The United Nations settle international disputes
protect human right keep peace.
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4. Economies A. Traditional- based on past practice.
B. market- supply and demand, competition, individuals own their own business. C. Command- Communism- government ownership.
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5. Communism/ Capitalism
A. Marx- basis for Communism (Marxism)- classless society, everybody is equal. B. Smith- laissez faire capitalism- government keeps its hands off.
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6. Interdependence Interdependence- countries depend upon each other.
Example- Japan depends upon the Middle East for oil.
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7. Urbanization Urbanization- move from the country to the city. People go to the cities looking for jobs. Effects- overcrowding, pollution, weakens traditional values.
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8. Green Revolution Green Revolution- meant to increase agricultural output. Introduced new technology (high yielding seeds and chemical fertilizers) onto the farms. Unsuccessful- too expensive.
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9. GNP GNP- Gross National Product- how much goods and services are being produced. Indicator of how well or poorly and economy is doing.
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10. Infant Mortality Infant mortality- the number of babies that die at birth. Life Expectancy- the average age that someone will live until. Indicator of healthcare in a country.
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