Chapter 2 Key Term Quiz

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

A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).

A rapid increase in the number of people between the ages of 15 and 24.

A logarithmic scale that measure seismic disturbances from 1 to 10.

Occurs when birth rates fall to a point that requires less investment in the very young, but before more investment is required on the elderly, and results in the relative and absolute increase of younger, more productive workers.

The economic and political alliance of most European countries.

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

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

The transmission of cultural ideas and practices around the world.

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

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.

Attempts to reduce climate change

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