2011-2012
LAP 1 (Ch. 1-5)
09/27/11
Test 09/28/11
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| 217421748 | What is the environment? What does it include? (9) | the natural world - 1) geography (topography) 2) climate 3) weather 4) flora 5) fauna 6) parasites 7) bacteria 8) viruses 9) geology | 0 | |
| 217421749 | What is "environmental history"? | the study of how... 1) the natural world has shaped the evolution/history of human species in various places/times 2) humans have altered the natural world to their benefit/demise in various places/times 3) human relationship/attitudes towards the environment have changed/evolved over time (be one with nature until the Industrial Revolution) 4) the environment has changed over time and how that in turn has affected human history | 1 | |
| 217421750 | Once people began to settle down, there was an ____ effect on the environment. Why? | 1) immediate 2) because they needed to cut down trees to build houses | 2 | |
| 217421751 | From the Industrial Revolution onward, nature was viewed... | for the service of man | 3 | |
| 217421752 | What are 5 misconceptions about "environmental history"? | 1) it's a new discipline 2) it started with Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" in 1962 3) it started during the Industrial Revolution 4) it is only concerned with conservation/recycling resources 5) it is focused solely on global warming | 4 | |
| 217421753 | To understand civilizations better, one should always start with its ____. | environment | 5 | |
| 217421754 | Mesopotamia has the ____ ____. | Fertile Crescent | 6 | |
| 217421755 | The Impact of Humans on Environment (5) | 1) Population growth and migration - Stress/limit environment 2) Invasive species - contamination; plants not native (out of control species) 3) Industrialization - mining (forced erosion) 4) Economic activity - deforestation 4) Technology | 7 | |
| 217421756 | Impact of Environment on Humans (6) | 1) water sources/usage 2) air 3) topsoil 4) available resources/usage 5) physical geography 6) climatic changes/weather systems | 8 | |
| 217421757 | Why is everything to the benefit of Eurasia? | east-west axis; continents connected | 9 | |
| 217421758 | Where were the most seeds available for domestication found? | Mediterranean | 10 | |
| 217421759 | How many animals were available for domestication? Where were the majority of them found and how many (%) were there? | 1) 148 species 2) they had to weigh over 100 lbs 3) Eurasia - 18% available | 11 | |
| 217421760 | What were animals used for? | food, clothing, labor | 12 | |
| 217421761 | Requirements of Animal Domestication (6) | 1) diet humans can supply (picky diets; a large supply of food; worth it?) 2) rapid growth rate +100 lbs. 3) ability to breed in captivity (choosing a mate based on something) 4) tractable disposition (easily led) 5) submissive social structure (leader - recognize human being as alpha) 6) do not panic when enclosed (fence) | 13 | |
| 217421762 | What are 2 advantages of the East-West axis as a result of being on the same hemisphere? | 1) small climatic variation 2) facilitates idea diffusion | 14 | |
| 217421763 | What are the 3 ways ideas spread? | 1) peaceful diffusion via contact - trade, migration of people (Silk Roads) 2) non-peaceful diffusion via war - capturing those with knowledge (Mongols) 3) "illegal" diffusion via espionage - smuggling ideas, technology outside of a country (silk worm) | 15 | |
| 217421764 | How can spreading disease from animals be used to a society's advantage? | people may die, but eventually the rest of that civilization develop an immunity while other civilizations don't >> when conquering other places, the conquered will also die from unknown diseases, while the conquerors will already be immune to it | 16 | |
| 217421765 | Describe hunter-gatherer societies. | egalitarian simple and basic | 17 | |
| 217421766 | Describe societies based on agriculture. | stratified developed technology (writing, metallurgy, weaponry) competition with other societies population growth/density (more germs >> immunity) | 18 | |
| 217421767 | What did hunter-gatherer societies mainly focus on? | the group | 19 | |
| 217421768 | Civilizations focused on ____. | the individual | 20 | |
| 217421769 | When individuals work to get ahead, the society moves ____. | ahead | 21 | |
| 217421770 | How do civilizations think compared to hunter-gatherer groups? | they had a forward type of thinking, while hunter-gatherers thought about the "here and now" | 22 |
