Chapter 2 Key Term Quiz

A Global Context
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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).

An indicator used to describe and measure the number of distinct plant and animal species in a given geographical area.

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

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

The growing political cooperation between states and their greater use of transnational organizations and global nongovernment organizations.

Name given to informal settlements in Lima, Peru.

The growing interdependence across national boundaries of economic flows and transactions.

Generally refers to any sustained period of cooler weather, but more specifically often used to the period from 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago when permanent ice sheets were created and the weather cooled dramatically.

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.

When water is too warm coral will eject the algae in their tissues making them turn white. It is a sign of stress and an indicator of poor health and even the death of the coral.

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

The amount of land required to support human activities.

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