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7-6.4--7-6.6 Review
Quick Overview of 7-6.4--7-6.6 (does NOT include all terms)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Greenhouse Effect | when atmospheric gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane absorb or trap heat radiated from the Earth’s surface, increasing Earth’s near surface temperatures |
| Information Revolution | changes in computer and telecommu-nications technology, and how these changes affect public, personal, corporate (business) worlds |
| Benazir Bhutto | first (and so far only) female Prime Minister of Pakistan 1988-1990 and 1993-1996; assassinated (killed) in 2007 when she was again running for office |
| Feminist Movement | the movement which sought (and still seeks) to have fully the same political, social, and economic rights and conditions for women as men have |
| Mustafa Kemal | first President of Turkey, also known as Ataturk, gave Turkish women the right to vote in 1930 |
| Green Revolution | began in the 1960s and was an attempt to increase food production worldwide through the increased use of fertilizers, pesticides, and new strains of crops |
| Sputnik | the first communications satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957; its launch helped lead to the “space race” between the U.S. and the Soviet Union |
| Urbanization | when people move from rural (farm) areas to urban areas (cities), making the cities and built-up areas larger) |
| Nonrenewable Energy Source | an energy source that does not replace itself faster than humans use it up, typically refers to fossil fuels and metal ores to include uranium |
| Daw Aung Sun Suu Kyi | female, Burmese (Myanmar) opposition politician put under house arrest from 1994 to 2010 for supporting democracy and human rights |
| International Space Station | a joint venture launched in 1998 by sixteen nations to create a working laboratory for exploration in space |
| Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) | gases used in aerosols, air-conditioning, refrigerators, and foam packaging; their use may be destroying the ozone layer |
| Women’s Suffrage Movement | the movement to ensure that adult women had the right to vote and to hold political office |
| Indira Gandhi | first (and so far only) female Prime Minister of India 1966-1977, 1980-1984; was shot 30 times and assassinated (killed) by her body guards in 1984 |
| Corazon Aquino | first (and so far only) female President of the Philippines from 1986-1992; was fully honored after her death in 2009 |
| Margaret Thatcher | first (and so far only) female Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979-1990; helped end the Cold War; was both honored by the Queen and vilified by opponents during her funeral |
| Technological Revolution | when one set of technologies rapidly replaces another, in the 1960s and after this refers to the digital revolution or the rise of computer and related technologies |
| Communications Revolution | the ways in which computers, the internet, and wireless technologies have affected how people communicate with each other, work, and live |
| Satellites | machines launched into Earth’s orbit; they relay or transfer information from one place on Earth to another |
| Population Growth | the rate of human population increase, which has increased greatly since about 1950; has led to a greater demand for natural resources |
| Industrialization | the change from making products by hand to making products in factories; often leads to larger cities and more pollution |
| Kyoto Protocol | In 1992, many nations of the world signed this agreement which was designed to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by each country |
| Greenhouse Effect | when atmospheric gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane absorb or trap heat radiated from the Earth’s surface, increasing Earth’s near surface temperatures |
| Footbinding | the Chinese custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of women so their feet could not grow; the “goal” was that feet would be only 3 inches long; this often disabled the women |
| Sun's Ultraviolet Rays | short wavelength radiation from the sun that is invisible to humans, and which can cause sunburn and skin cancer |
| Interdependent Global Economy | when the success of countries’ economies depends on an exchange (trade) of goods and services between countries |
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