Chapter 2 Key Term Quiz

A Global Context
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Adapting to the challenges of climate change.

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

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

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 amount of land required to support human activities.

The transmission of cultural ideas and practices around the world.

A change in climate that takes different forms across the globe.

The global exchange of plants and animals unique to either the Old World or the New World.

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

A scientific organization established by the United Nations to provide objective information on climate change and its possible impacts

The ability to meet the needs of the present without destroying the needs of the future.

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.

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