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Guns Germs and Steel: Episode 1- Out of Eden

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Human Geography
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Melanesia
Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Yali
Papua New Guinea
Jared Diamond

?Guns, Germs and Steel. Episode One: Out of Eden?Answer the following questions while watching Episode One. What is Cargo? How did New Guineans view cargo? How did Westerners view cargo? New gunians thought of cargo as things brought to the island first by westerners. Westerners thought of cargo as materials things you bring with you. According to Diamond what have all great civilizations had in common? Large population, better technology, and good workforce. What is the main geographical difference between the Middle East 13,000 years ago and today? How did this help its inhabitants? The Indus valley region had lots of vegetation. This helped them eat and have shelter.

The Cultural Landscape (Rubenstein) Chapter 10 review questions

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Human Geography
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crops
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Crop rotation
Shifting cultivation
Cash crop
Sustainable agriculture
Farm

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? AP Human Geography Chapter 10 Agriculture 1. What is the ?typical human? and how does this differ with your situation especially with regard to how and what you eat? 2. Why do LDCs have such a high percentage of the world?s farmers? 3. How can the United States produce so much food with just less than 2% of the population engaged in agriculture? 4. What is the most important distinction regarding farm products? 5. What are the main reasons for the variety of agricultural practices in the world? 6. Describe why farmers in the same culture make different decisions with respect to what they grow. 7. From a global perspective, how do recent trends impact farmer?s decisions?

Living in the Environment 16th Ed. : Ch.10 Key Terms

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Environmental Science
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agriculture
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Overgrazing
Environment

Chapter 10 biodiversity hotspots an idea first proposed in 1988 by environmental scientist Norman Myers. These ?ecological arks? are areas especially rich in plant species that are found nowhere else and are in great danger of extinction. deforestation the temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest for agriculture, settlements, or other uses. ecological restoration the process of repairing damage caused by humans to the biodiversity and dynamics of natural ecosystems. old-growth forest an uncut or regenerated primary forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for 200 years or more. overgrazing occurs when too many animals graze for too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangeland area. pastures

APES Chapter 10 Terms

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Environmental Science
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Overgrazing
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biodiversity hotspots an idea first proposed in 1988 by environmental scientist Norman Myers. These ?ecological arks? are areas especially rich in plant species that are found nowhere else and are in great danger of extinction. deforestation the temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest for agriculture, settlements, or other uses. ecological restoration the process of repairing damage caused by humans to the biodiversity and dynamics of natural ecosystems. old-growth forest an uncut or regenerated primary forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for 200 years or more. overgrazing occurs when too many animals graze for too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangeland area.
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