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Jeopardy 48
The New Global Economy
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History
10th Grade
04/19/2007

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fossil fuels
Definition
Energy sources from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals
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nuclear power
Definition
Energy created by splitting atoms
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solar power
Definition
Energy created from the sun's rays
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wind power
Definition
Form of energy that propels sailboats
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oil (petroleum)
Definition
The world's most widely used fossil fuel
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natural gas
Definition
"The cleanest fossil fuel, often sent through pipelines"
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tidal energy
Definition
Energy produced by the natural rise and fall of the oceans
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hydropower
Definition
Energy created by water
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firewood (fuelwood)
Definition
"Formerly the world's chief fuel, this provides only a small percentage of today's energy."
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gasohol
Definition
Motor fuel that is a mixture of ethanol and gasoline
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renewable energy sources
Definition
Term for energy sources that can be rebuilt or regenerated
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nonrenewable resources
Definition
Term for energy sources that will run out eventually
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uranium
Definition
Element commonly used in nuclear fission
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nuclear fusion
Definition
"The combining of atomic nuclei, a possible future energy source"
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radioactive waste
Definition
Nuclear fission does not produce this dangerous byproduct
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coal
Definition
The world's second most widely used fossil fuel
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Saudi Arabia
Definition
Mideast nation with greatest amount of petroleum reserves
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Norway and the United Kingdom
Definition
Two leading West European producers of crude petroleum
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photovoltaic (solar) cells
Definition
Devices that convert sunlight into electricity
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geothermal energy
Definition
Power generated when water contacts heated underground rocks
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hydrogen
Definition
Gaseous element that may become a major future energy source
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whales
Definition
The killing of these sea mammals is now controlled by international agreement.
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acid rain
Definition
Polluted precipation
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smog
Definition
Mixture of fog and smoke; major pollutant of many cities' air
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drought
Definition
"Prolonged lack of rain, experienced often in Africa"
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oil spills
Definition
Tanker accidents that can devastate coastal areas
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the Persian Gulf
Definition
"Site of world's largest oil spill, result of war, 1991"
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"Prince William Sound, the Exxon Valdez"
Definition
"Site of devastating Alaskan oil spill in 1989, or the tanker that caused the spill"
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the ozone layer
Definition
Layer of the atmosphere that is beginning to break down
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ultraviolet light
Definition
Ozone in the atmosphere protects us from this.
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the greenhouse effect
Definition
Gradual warming of the earth's atmosphere
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sewage treatment plants
Definition
Centers that break down organic wastes into waste water
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sea level
Definition
Global warming is expected to produce a rise in this.
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automobile emissions
Definition
"Major contributor to smog and carbon dioxide pollution, especially in the United States"
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skin cancer (melanoma)
Definition
Result of too much exposure to ultraviolet light
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fallout
Definition
Dangerous radiation released from nuclear explosions
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algae
Definition
Organisms that increase when nitrate and phosphorus levels increase in water
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thermal pollution
Definition
Addition of heated water to a natural body of water
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chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Definition
Manufactured particles that are damaging the upper atmosphere
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Earthwatch
Definition
Global network to monitor atmospheric pollution
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carbon dioxide
Definition
Substance in the air created by burning carbon-containing fuels
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catalytic converters
Definition
Mechanisms on cars that remove some of the exhaust pollutants
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sulphur dixoide
Definition
Major pollutant released when coal is burned
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a landfill
Definition
Large open area where solid waste is buried
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pesticides
Definition
Chemical products used to kill insect pests
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herbicides
Definition
Chemical products used to kill weeds
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overpopulation
Definition
Having more people than a region can support
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erosion
Definition
Process that robs farmland of topsoil
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irrigation
Definition
"Watering of land by artificial means, used on 550 million acres worldwide"
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recycling
Definition
Reprocessing of waste materials
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nuclear (radioactive) wastes
Definition
Byproducts of nuclear power plants
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"the ""green revolution"""
Definition
Development of new high-yielding seeds for rice and wheat
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fertilizer
Definition
The new high-yielding crops need heavy doses of this.
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the Environmental Protection Agency
Definition
U.S. agency that works to cut down pollution
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endangered species
Definition
Living things in danger of becoming extinct
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waste materials
Definition
Disposal of these nonusable things is a growing problem.
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the Amazon Rainforest
Definition
Disposal of these nonusable things is a growing problem.
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"paper, glass, aluminum"
Definition
Three most commonly recycled materials
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soil conservation programs
Definition
Programs to reduce loss of topsoil
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family planning
Definition
Method of controlling population growth
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lead
Definition
Substance that has been removed from gasoline and paints
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the Earth Summit
Definition
International meeting in Rio de Janiero on the environment and development in 1992
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habitat destruction
Definition
Main cause of species extinction
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living standards
Definition
"Levels of comfort, expected to be lower in the future"
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a monopoly
Definition
"Complete control of a commodity, service, or market"
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free trade
Definition
International commerce without trade barriers
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low wages
Definition
Chief reason why manufacturers locate in underdeveloped nations
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public utilities
Definition
Businesses that are natural monopolies
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the euro
Definition
"New, common European currency"
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a protective tariff
Definition
Tax on imported goods to protect native products
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devaluation
Definition
Reducing the value of a nation's currency in relation to other countries' currencies
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a multinational corporation
Definition
A corporation that produces and sells a product in two or more countries
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the revolution of rising expectations
Definition
The expectation of people in underdeveloped nations to have a higher standard of living
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the Southern Hemisphere
Definition
Most of the world's underdeveloped countries are in this hemisphere.
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raw materials
Definition
Underdeveloped countries contain most of the world's remaining stores of these.
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a debtor nation
Definition
The United States changed from a creditor nation to this in the 1980s.
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economic summit meetings
Definition
Annual meeting of world industrial leaders
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a tariff wall
Definition
High duties on a long list of imported goods
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free trade agreements
Definition
Agreements reached by the United States with both Canada and Mexico in the 80s and 90s
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"South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore"
Definition
The Four Tigers of Asia
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information industries
Definition
Industries that multiplied in developed nations as manufacturing jobs went to developing nations
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dumping
Definition
Selling goods abroad at less than they sell for at home
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protectionism
Definition
Policy of setting high import duties to protect native products
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