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.

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.

The amount of land required to support human activities.

A large sea wave resulting from a tectonic shift.

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

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

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

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.

Attempts to reduce climate change

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

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).

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