Exam 15: Social Change and the Environment

Cultural Diversity around the World,"The Rain Forests: Lost Tribes,Lost Knowledge," describes the destruction of preindustrial cultures and the environments they inhabit. Residents of the Most Industrialized Nations generally recognize the humanity of these people and the value of the rain forests. Why do we acquiesce in their destruction?

What is the end result when the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide produced by burning fossil fuels react with the atmospheric moisture?

According to Karl Marx,capitalism was responsible for the masses moving from the country to the city.

What was the impetus for the development of modernization?

The addition of which nation transformed the Group of 7 into the Group of 8?

Today's global divisions actually began to erupt in the early 1800s with the advancements made by the industrial revolution.

Why did the stratification and global divisions of power begin to emerge in the sixteenth century?

In the model of historical change proposed by Karl Marx,the final stage in the process would be called ________.

Thinking Critically,"Ecosabotage," describes the desperate measures some people take to save the environment. How must the meaning of environmentalism change for this movement to become mainstream,so extreme measures to protect the environment become unnecessary?

What are the chemical elements released by burning fossil fuels and how do they form acid rain?

What is meant by distance learning?

What is geopolitics and what role do the nations belonging to this group play in it?

What is a sustainable environment and how is it achieved?

What are green parties and how effective are they in achieving their goals? What is the prognosis for the future of green parties?

-In Figure 15.1,"Marx's Model of Historical Change," based on the economic system of the United States,the thesis would be ________ and the antithesis would be ________ leading to the synthesis which would be ________.

Central to all evolutionary theories of social change,whether unilinear or multilinear,is the assumption of cultural progress.

Discovery will always bring extensive change to a society because it introduces new technology and cultural progress.

What is necessary for discovery to bring about the MOST extensive social change?

Which nation issues identity cards that contain microchips including the owners' personal information?

Individuals who are trying to protect the environment by slashing the tires of trucks used to transport lumberjacks and vandalizing their equipment are engaged in a practice called ________.