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Tong AP World Denzer
Question | Answer |
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Complexity | When something is in the state of being complicated or intricate. As science and technology advance the complexity of things begin to decrease leading to a gain of knowledge. |
Ice Age | A past geological time period that went through a glacial episode. By studying the climate shifts scientists discovered the significance that gravitational fluctuations have on climate. |
Goldilocks Principle | When only certain conditions are good for an organism. By understanding good living conditions, society can learn how to create a comfortable life style |
Gaia | The earth personified as a goddess. By looking at the earth as Gaia, we can begin to see how the earth works as one living organism |
Agrarian Revolution | in the Neolithic Age, nomadic groups of people began to run out of food. This lead to the production of food at home inside the colonies rather then looking for food. |
Entropy | The thermodynamic property useful to work in the thermodynamic process. The thermodynamic system is a working process still under study, so entropy is important to help society learn. |
Emergence | Coming into being or becoming important. Because things in our world react to eachother, the emergence of knowledge will help us understand our world much better. |
Integration | The grouping of groups that were previously segregated. The blending of cultures is important and significant to society. |
Paradox | A statement that is logically unsensible. Studying paradoxes is important to the development of a creative mind. |
Theory | A system of ideas to express something. Scientific expirimenting lead to theories and because of theories we continue to have scientific expiriments. |
Evolution | The theory that organisms have adapted overtime. Understanding evolution can lead to the understanding of the begining of life. |
Regime | A government or group of leaders. Leaders control what is right and what is wrong in society. |