Chapter 2 Key Term Quiz

A Global Context
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A term denoting the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, which resulting in vast demographic changes to indigenous populations.

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

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

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

Attempts to reduce climate change

Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.

Storms that develop over warm seas and ocean and then move across the surface of the globe that can generate high winds, tidal surges and heavy rain.

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

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

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 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.

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