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Tong AP World Galviz
Tong AP World Galvizo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Complexity | Characterizing something with many parts in complex arrangement. This supplies attention to the natural sciences (applicable to sciences related with human interaction) |
| Ice Age | A geological period consisting of continental ice sheets, glaciers, and polar ice sheets as a result of long term decrease in temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere. Farming was difficult then, but was soon possible and thrived after the Ice Age. |
| Goldilocks Principle | The Goldilocks Principle states that something must fall within a certain range. This mainly explains the importance of the Earth's position, but is used through many other terms as well. |
| Gaia | A Greek goddess personifying the Earth itself. Greeks and believers postulated that Earth was a living organism, therefore believing that they lived and used the Earth instead of owning Earth. |
| Agrarian Revolution | The development of agriculture lead to man no longer hunting for food. This lead to the possibility of food shortage decreasing worldwide. |
| Entropy | The thermodynamic quantity in a system's thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work; also used as a degree of disorder in a system. Thermodynamic Entropy laws state state that the systems tend to lean toward disorder as opposed to order. |
| Emergence | The appearance of an important property in an evolving system or entity. Ancient systems (Egypt, China, and Mesoamerican) emerged important through agriculture, development of writing systems, organized religion, and science/technology progress. |
| Integration | The intermixing of people/groups that were previously segregated. Communities are integrated worldwide, with many different beliefs and nationalities. |
| Paradox | A statement/concept that contains conflicting ideas. The meaning of existence with the ultimate end of a person is knowledge that spiritual gods may define; ones that do lead to the fact that gods will die. |
| Theory | An idea of a statement based on facts to explain an unknown principal that hasn't been justified yet. Society creates ideas to unknown queries, these ideas are tested which creates new intelligence/technology. |
| Evolution | The process by which different living organisms were developed and diversified from earlier forms. This theory connects the similarities and differences of all the species on Earth. |
| Regemine | A mode, system of rule, or government. This allows international relations to function, as they influence world politics and monitor other activities in other countries; sometimes serving as a root for international laws. |