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Flash Card Summer Assignment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Complexity | Derived from the Latin word "complexus", which means "entwined" or "twisted together"; can be defined as two or more objects or ideas that are somehow intricately connected. |
| Ice Age | intervals of time when large areas of the surface of the earth are covered with ice sheets; when glaciers reach their maximum extent. |
| Goldilocks Principle | states that something is "just right", not under extremities. |
| Gaia | Greek Goddess; means Earth or Mother Earth. |
| agrarian revolution | the revolution in agriculture, possibly caused in order to uphold the demand for more food as the population proliferated. |
| entropy | "the lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder." |
| emergence | when complex systems or patterns form from simple interactions. |
| integration | incorporating groups and individuals, that were once seperated, together in a society. |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory and senseless but possibly holds truth. |
| theory | a prediction supported by facts that is used to explain phenomenons. |
| evolution | the process by which something gradually changes into something more complex. |
| regime | a system of doing things; a government or authority. |