ASU Final

“We have gone from the agricultural economy to the industrial economy and now to the _economy.”

technological

What does energy poverty in other countries look like, according to Friedman? List six drawbacks from energy poverty.

It is limited access to energy

• Lack of education

• Lack of medical resources

• Indoor pollution from cooking

• Unemployment 

• Clean water shortage 

• Nightly blackouts, affects communication 

The World Bank estimates that 1.6 billion people, out of every four people on the planet – don’t have regular access to an electricity grid.

one

What country has the highest fertility rate, and how many births are there per woman?

Niger

• 7.4 births 

Give some examples of Clean Electrons.

• Hydropower

• Solar power 

• Wind power 

• Geothermal 

What are some reasons why biofuels can only be a bridging solution but not a large-scale solution to our energy problem?

They are made from food supply, if we run out of food we run out of energy 

• Food shortage

• Still creates pollution 

Give four ways to deal with population growth, according to Friedman.

• Healthcare

• Family planning 

• Education

• Employment 

What is the difference between global warming and global climate change?

Global climate change is a result of global warming. Warming is just the warming, not the global effects like severe weather and fires. 

What are some natural causes of global warming?

• Volcano eruptions

• Tilt of the Earth 

• Changes in our orbit

• Tectonic shifts

• Fluctuations in solar radiation

Who are the climate change deniers?

Politicians, specifically Republicans who favor the oil and gas industry

What is the climate-change deniers’ response to mitigation?

We can adapt but it would be too late and too expensive

Explain the mysterious disappearance – and sudden reappearance – of aspen trees in Yellowstone National Park.

Wolves were introduced which scared the elk out of the wooded areas into clearings which allowed the aspen trees to grow back 

What are biofuels?

Fuels made from natural products (wood, food scraps)

Why is adaptation not as beneficial as mitigation?

Its too expensive, too risky, could be too late 

What is the first job in preventing more climate change?

Mitigation, minimizing our impact through conservation and preservation

What is the IPCC?

Intergovernmental panel on climate change 

Why were fossil fuels originally considered a success?

They were cheap and abundant 

Flattening of the world is caused by certain factors. List three factors according to Friedman.

• Communication technology

• Outsourcing 

• Fall of Berlin, rise of Capitalism 

What do greenhouse gases actually do to the atmosphere?

It thickens the atmosphere, trapping the heat inside 

Methane’s heat-trapping power in the atmosphere is _____ times stronger than carbon dioxide.

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List three reasons why people are living longer now?

• Better healthcare

• Better sanitation 

• Disease eradication

What is meant by the term “our carbon copies” and what does Friedman think the U.S. should do to address it?

Other nations are trying to copy our carbon lifestyle, America should lead the way in developing alternate energy so other follow 

“The average cow expels 600 liters of methane a day” by belching. Discuss the significance of this statement with regard to global warming/global climate change.

If we cut back on beef consumption, it would limit methane emissions

Discuss proxy indicators and give an example of one used to give us a snapshot of climate conditions going back thousands of years.

They are indirect measuemnts of the climate at the time

• Ice core samples

What is the “American Dream”?

• Getting a car, house, cell phone, computer, an overconsumption lifestyle 

What does “the world is flat” mean?

Globalization 

What is a megacity?

City with 10 million or more people 

What gas is released with cattle belching?

Methane

When and how did humans begin to affect global warming/global climate change

The industrial revolution, switching from animal powered tools to fossil fuel machinery

Nine design aspirations

1. Leverage our place 

2. Transform society 

3. Value entrepreneurship 

4. Conduct use-inspired research 

5. Enable student success

6. Fuse intellectual disciplines

7. Be socially embedded

8. Engage globally 

9. Practice Principled Innovation