The period around 1800, centered in Britain, in which manufacturers rapidly discovered and implemented new ways of creating products.
A scientific organization established by the United Nations to provide objective information on climate change and its possible impacts
A change in climate that takes different forms across the globe.
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 logarithmic scale that measure seismic disturbances from 1 to 10.
A term denoting the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, which resulting in vast demographic changes to indigenous populations.
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 ability to meet the needs of the present without destroying the needs of the future.
A layer of soil that remains frozen all the year round.
An indicator used to describe and measure the number of distinct plant and animal species in a given geographical area.
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.
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