Chapter 2 Key Term Quiz

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

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

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.

A layer of soil that remains frozen all the year round.

A gas produced from the burning of carbon. The increasing amount in the atmosphere is responsible for climate change.

The amount of land required to support human activities.

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.

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

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

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

The economic and political alliance of most European countries.

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