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CHAPTER 13 IR
Global Environment and its Inhabitants
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Political Studies
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05/05/2011

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Term
Global Warming 
Definition
Long term rise in worlds surface temperatures and lower atmospheric temperatures caused by certain greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide
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Fertility Rate
Definition
Average number of children born to women
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Replacement Level
Definition
Fertility rate at which the number of children replace their mother and father
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Demographic Transition Theory
Definition
Proposition that population growth is significantly influenced by economic development effects on death rates and birth rates
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Montreal Protocol
Definition
1987 treaty requiring reductions in use of CFC's and, later, almost all ozone-depleting substances
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Kyoto Protocol
Definition
1997 treaty that calls for industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Tragedy of the Commons
Definition
Metaphor used to describe the difficulty of achieving cooperation on natural resources that would have long-term benefits for all, given the short-term benefits of resource exploitation to individuals
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Common Pool Resources (CPR's)
Definition
Goods that can be spoiled by one actor
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Sustainable Development
Definition
Development that meets current economic needs without compromising future economic growth and environmental health. 
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