Global versus Local Flashcards
1
Q
Great Divergence and great Convergence
A
World population growth rate grew up to 1970 and then started to decline with a little peak in 1990 (same thing for gap between 1st and 3rd world countries
2
Q
Urbanisation impact on a local scale
A
- Urban Sprawl
- Loss of arable land and deforestation
3
Q
Agricultural Intensification impact on a local scale
A
- Water redistribution through irrigation
- Deforestation
4
Q
Energy Infrastructure dev. impact on a local scale
A
- Dam and Reservoir Construction
- Natural gas and coal mine operations
- Oil extraction projects
5
Q
Industrial material Extraction
A
- Gold
- Copper
- Lithium
- Cobalt
6
Q
United Nations Environment Program
A
- 1972
- Conceived to monitor state of the environment
7
Q
Diacronic Analysis
A
Study of change in a phenomenon over time.
