Test 3 Flashcards
(187 cards)
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What is Natural capital?
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Charecterized by objects like lland, wanter, air, soil, capital that is natural.
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In relation to the Dakota access pipeline, when did the White stone massacare happen?
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Labor day sep 3 153 years ago
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In relation to Ntive americans and natural capital, Elko county nevada was regarded as ______ land?
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Sacared
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What are the three major approaches for understanding a sacared place?
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- Ontological
- Phenomenological
- Cultural`
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In relation to a sacared place, what does ontologial mean?
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Sepearates sacared from profane.
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In relation to a sacared place, what does Phenomological mean?
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A way of giving a voice to the place itself
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In relation to a sacared place hwat does Cultural mean?
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Conflict over sacared and profane, two cannot be sepearated but tey overlap.
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What does Durkheim say about The Sacared and The Profane?
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Sacared- anything that has sacared properties
profane- anything that’s natural
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In relation to Natural capital and droughts, what state in the US has had the most signifigant dorught?
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California
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How long has californias drought lasted?
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2013-2016
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The biggest goal during a drought is to _____ water use
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reduce
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What are the two places that have the most severe dreoughts? (Hint: California and _____(+)
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Texas
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As a result of droughts there is not much change in water consumption in southern california however in ______ california there has been a major change in water consumption?
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Northern
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Limited amount of surface water mnakes rural residents reliant on ________?
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Groundwater (can be poisoned with arsenic as a result of fracking etc)
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In relation to the Vice Documentary on droughts in West Texas, what was the route of the problem?
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Climate change
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In relation to the Vice Documentary on droughts in West Texas, Texas leadership is __________ to combatr climate change
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doing nothing
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In relation to the Vice Documentary on droughts in West Texas, What is a major factor perpetuating their unbelief in human caused climate change?
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Their belief in god and the bible and that god will mitigate everything
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Global warming has an effect on human capital and access to ____ and _____ closings
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jobs, school
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What extractive fossil fuel process requires a lot of water?
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Fracking , 1.5 million gallons
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In relation to Gallup poll on climate change what does the percentage increase of those who believe climate change is human caused?
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1997 24% to 40% in 2008 to 34% in 2013
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In relation to Gallup poll on climate change what does the percentage decrease of those who do not believe climate change is human caused?
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69- 64%
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What are some privatized water companies?
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United kingdom, first country
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What company was illegally bottling water in california?
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Nestle
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Who became the fiorst company to privatize water and in what year?
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UK 1989
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What areas usually control the flow of water, urban or rural areas?
Urban
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In what region is water becoming increasingly scarce?
Southwest
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What does an appreciation doctrine state?
who has rights to certain bodies of water
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What level of government has tyhe most water rights holders?
Local governments
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In relation to the three definitions of a sacared place, what would provide the best example for naive people (Phenomological, cultural, ontological)
All of them because for antive people there is always a religious property
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In relation to Native americans and natural capital, Native americans see natural capital as ____ while europeans view natural capital as _____
NA: Natural, and cultural
european: financial
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In relation to Mineral rights: if you do not own the land but own the resources that kind of OWNERSHIP IS?
Absentee
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Natural capital is defined through those ______ there in the area
Living
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In realtion to conflict over land use and cemetaries what is an examnple that highlights this conflict?
Mountain top removal in west va, the project could be happening around the cemetary and could limit the access of a family to eneter there own family cemetary sight
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What is the definition of Built capital?
Permanenet facilities and services , supporting of businesses and community life
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How do tax incentives play into built capital?
Factories, chemical plants prisons. Brings jobs, but definitely does not support local economy
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what does Inclusive Access mean?
It's accessible to all users
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what does Exclusive access mean?
Some groups have it, some groups are denied access
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what does What does joint consumption mean?
All users can use it
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what does Rival Consumption mean?
Only certain user can use it
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what is Rival Consumption usually always defined by?
How much something costs
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what would private goods be defined as?
Exclusive and Rival (landfills)
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what is an example of exclusive and joint ?
Toll roads, still limited to groups of people
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what is an example of Inclusive and rival?
School bulding Limited in some way
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In relation to Access and Consumption, what is an example of inclusive and joint?
Collective goods, street sidewalks, public parks
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In relation to Webers Rationality, what is formal rationality?
Logical, economic calculations of profits or loss
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In relation to Webers Rationality, what is Substantive rationality?
Decisions made on the basis of values , culture
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Are rural water systrems more likely to be public or private?
Private
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How much would it cost to make improvements to rural water systems?
Billions
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In relation to solid waste, _____ areas are transporting waste to ______ areas (Urban/rural)?
Urban, rural
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The Kim-stan landfill company in Selma VA is _______ (Public/private)?
Private
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The Kim-stan landfill company in Selma VA closed in _____
1990
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The Kim-stan landfill company in Selma VA cleanup in 1990 cost us taxpayers _____% and VA Taxpayers ____%
90, 10
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In realtion to transportation and infrastructure in rural areas bridge quality is outdated, and ____.__% is structurally defecient or obsolete?
19.4%
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In relation to public transportation in rural areas it is ________
Almost non exsistent
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What did the Bus regulatory reform act of 1982 state?
You should at least offer some sort of access to a service
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In relation to public tranjhsportation what are the arguments made for formal rationality and substantive rationality?
Formal- if no one uses it why do we need it
| Substantive- people need it to get to work
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In relation to telecommunications in rural areas, Rural areas are ______ likely to have ________ internet access
Less, broadband
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What is the definition of conspicuious consumption?
Purchase made for social rather than biological need
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In the past urban residents were the _______ and rural residents were the _______
consumers, producers
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What was the voter turnout in the 2016 presidential election? (percentage)
55.4%
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More rural counties in the past 45 elections voted more _______ than usual
Republican
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Why is black friday popular in rural areas?
Because of lower prices
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What are the popular mediums used for advertising?
Radio, television
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Segmented marketplaces are targeted at who?
Specific auidiences
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US Advertisers continure to shift to _____ ads?
Online
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What are the impacts of consumerism to human capital
Poor health, physical inacrtivity
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What are the impacts of consumerism to social capital
decreased ineraction
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What are the impacts of consumerism to Natural capital?
Producing commodities, waste
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What are the impacts of consumerism to Financial capital
low rates of savings, debt
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What are the impacts of consumerism to built capital?
Transition to sustainable consumption
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What are the impacts of consumerism to political capital?
Policies for sustainability
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In relation to the "Violent Remaking of Appalachia" what happened in 1921?
Battle of blair mtn for 5 days
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In relation to the "Violent Remaking of Appalachia" what was the major coal mining union?
United mine workers of america (UMWA)
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In relation to the "Violent Remaking of Appalachia" What was the change in employeed moners from 1950 to now
150,000 to 20,000
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In relation to the "Violent Remaking of Appalachia" What is Strip mining
Blowing up parts of mnts to get to the coal easier
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In relation to the "Violent Remaking of Appalachia" how has the ecosystem changed?
500 mnts disfigured, water system changed
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In relation to the "Violent Remaking of Appalachia" is coal an expensive or inexpensive source of energy?
inexpensive
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In relation to the "Violent Remaking of Appalachia" what countries boom increased global coal demand?
China/india
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In relation to the "Violent Remaking of Appalachia" When was the clean water act passed?
1972
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In relation to coal mining sites, is it true or false that in these areas ion 1999 and 2002 it was found that these site violated the act?
Yes this is true
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Coal mining was a process that required going into _____ mines?
Deep mines
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MTR mountain top removal has a higher coincentration in?
West va and the appalachian region in the east
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What are somne forms of alternative energy?
Hybrid cars, solar and wind energy
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The renewable energy production tax gave more incentive to?
Develop and produce more renewable energy
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In 2014 the infrastructure with the most new poweplants was?
Natural gas
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in 2015 the infrastructure with the most new powerplants was ______ and the onfrastructure on the rise was ______
Natural gas, solar
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What are some examples of built capital?
Road, bridges, housing, telephone, schools, water services, airports, police stations, hospitals,
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Quality in equality (P. 286)******
--
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wHAT TWO STATES HAVE THE WORST ROAD SYATEM?
Rhoad island, west va
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Trick or treating didnt start until when?
WW2
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ON Nov 7 what state chcnaged to a battle ground state right before election?
North carloina
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In relation to the change in median household income in 2007 the median household income in urban areas was _____ and in rural areas it was_______
55,000
| 48,000
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In relation to the change in median household income in 2013 the median household income in urban areas was _____ and in rural areas it was_______
54,000
| 42,000
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In relation to new societal trends There is increased demand, production, options and ________ shopping
Internet
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In relation to food consumption by country the food expenditure for Japan fo 1 week was?
317.25
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In relation to food consumption by country the food expenditure for Italy for a week was?
$260.11
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In relation to food consumption by country the food expenditure for Chad for a week was?
$1.23
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In relation to food consumption by country the food expenditure for Kuwait for a week was?
$221
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In relation to food consumption by country the food expenditure for US for a week was?
341.98
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In relation to food consumption by country the food expenditure for mexico for a week was?
$189
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In relation to food consumption by country the food expenditure for China for a week was?
$185
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What are the FOUR forces in rural consumption?
Consolidation of retail and services
changes in labor forces
Advertising, cultural trends
Inccreased income inequaliuty
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In relation to consolodation what is central place theory?
Population centers are geograsphically organozed into heirarchiacal retail and public service markets
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In lovettsville va they have _______ local businesses more _____ stores more _______ and international companies
declining, more, national
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When did walmart open?
1962
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What are the pros of walmart
cheap, variety, one place, jobs
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What are the Cons of walmart?
Destroys local bsnesses, mostly emplys part time , contributes to lower social capital, effects human capital directly, dont offer benefits
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Wal mart is the double edged sword for rural america T O F
T
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____ OUT OF THE TOP 10 WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE WAL MART CHILDREN?
3
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In early 2016 how many stores did walmart close?
154
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How many stores does wal mart have notionwide?
4,500
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What are food deserts?
Places that lack access to fresh and healthy food options
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Speaking about food deserts, what does Low access mean?
Lives more than ten miles from a large food store
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What percentage of the population lives in a low access area?
One half
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What region has the most no car or no supermarkets within 1 mile?
Southeast
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What is globalization?
Worldwide integration of gov policies cultures soocial movements and financial markets
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What is globalization charecterized by (HINT: ________ labor)
Outsourcing labor
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How does Karl Marx describe his term alienantion?
A condition or state of being caused by living in a capitalstic society
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Karl marx said you are alienated by your own ________ force?
Creative
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Alienation will happen to the worker : T O F?
T
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Referencing alienation, what is your creative force?
Your trade or your skill
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When you feel like you don't have many options you are limited by your creative force: T O F?
True
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In How your chicken is produced, The lack of control really exemplifies what karl marx was getting at with his theoretical concept of alienation?: T O F?
True
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Capitalist=? Worker=?
Owns means of production/// labor
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How much money does it take to make a chicken coup?
300,000
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What four ways are the worker alienated?
1. from production they produce
2. from production process
3. from other people- co workers, friends
4. from ourselves and our creative force
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What is the definition for Biodiversity?
Variety of life in all its forms levels and combinations
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Los angeles had water rights untill ______?
2006
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Exported water to LA
-----
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When the water was exported to LA the Salienity _______ it ______ the ecosystem and produced _____ air quality?
doubled, altered, poor
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What does invasive species mean?
Not native to the ecosystem
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What does introduction of an invasive speies cause?
Causes economic and environmental harm
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What is an example of an invasive species?
Kudza from japan
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What county prohibity hydrofracturing byproducts?
Fayette county, WV
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Fracking, leads to various health problems such as?
Cncer and other health ailments
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One gas is labeled as the number one toxin?
Methane
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Pregant women living near fracking in PA have a _____% higher risk of giving birth to premature babies
40%
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What areas are the main fracking sites in the US?
Texas, pensenlvania and midwest
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What was the major oil spill in 2010 called, who committed it?
BP oil spill, gulf of mexico
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In gasland 2 what was community capital?
Negative impacts to the communities for decades, hurts fishing communities because they rely on fishing for their livelihood
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In gasland 2 what was cultural capital?
Lack of jobs due to the ecosystem being destroyed, family time decresed
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Safe drinking water act did not contain chemicals in _________?
Hydaulic fracturing
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Talk about BP and the Power elite theory?
Lobbyist and politicians are paid to support the gas industry
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What ar the three main sectors of World systems theory?
core, semi periphery, and periphery
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In relation to World systems theory what are core countries?
1st world, in charge of flobal economy, have high profit consumption
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In relation to World systems theory what are Periphery countries characterized by?
Cheap labor and raw materials, no strict labor laws, materials go straight back to the core
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What countries fall under semi periphery countries?
China, south korea, brazil
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In the global economy, what country is producing the most as of 2013?
China= 23.2%
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What are the worlds top 5 biggest employers?
1. US dept. of defense
2. peoples liberation army
3. wal mart
4. mcdonalds
5. Uk national health service
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How many folks does the US Dpartment of defense employ?
3.2 M
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In the New global economy we are ____ dependent on natural resources
Less
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In the new global economy we are _____ dependent on labor?
Less
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In the new global economy we export ______ and and our economy has moved to ______ sector jobs
Wealth, service
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What are commodities
Bulk natural resources or manufactured products bought and sold on markets
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In rural areas they have ______ control of local economy?
Less
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Coal exports are (high/low)
High
157
What does World systems theory look at?
economic Relationship between countries
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Who overtook the US as number one producer of manufacturing?
China
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In relation to World systems theory, rural communities have been so ______ because of globaloization?
Disconnected
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What is the World trade Organization's job?
less tariffs, easier on corporations, makes standars, rules and regulations
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What is NAFTA?
North american free trade agreement
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Who is NAFTA between?
Us, Mexico, and Canada
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`What is the IMF?
International monetary fund
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What does the IMF do?
Makes loans and payments to countries
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Global economy is based off of ________ power?
Corporate
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In relaion to world systems theory, what countries are borrowing more from the IMF? (Core, Semi-periphery, periphery)
Periphery
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In relations ot the most countries in debt, what country has 19.5 trillion debt?
US
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What are exchange rates?
Set the value of nations currencies, tradfe
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What are fixed exchange rates?
Fixed, standard
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What was the Bretton woods agreement of1944, and what major historical period did it occur in?
WW2 and it set the fixed standard for everybody
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What are floating exchange rates?
Allowed value to change with demand
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What is inflation?
Sharp rises in prices
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As a result of inflation in the 1970's what do farmers start to do?
They begin borrowing money
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What is the Farm credit system?
A lending insititution
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What happened in the 1980s to farmers specifically?
Farm debt crisis
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For farmers what is a high valued commodity?
Corn
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What type of debt is the largest right now in the US?
Student debt
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What is the freedom to farm act of 1996?
Fixed payment plan, farem subsoidies
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When was there a boom in rural manufacturing? (HINT: 1960- _____)?
1960-1980
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In relation to Movement of workers in migration and outmigration what ethnic group migrated in for RAILRAOD work?
Chinese
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In relation to Movement of workers in migration and outmigration what ethnic group migrated in for Coal mine work?
Europeans
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In the 1900's on many people wanted a white collar or _______ job
Proffessional
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Many youth migrate out to _____?
Cities
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People are less likely to migrate from what region?
Midwest/greatplains/dakotas
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People are more likely to migrate from what region?
West coast/ Flordia
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How much migration loss did NY expirence in the past few years?
127, 842
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How much in migration did Dallas experience in the past few years?
52,333
