Jared diamond - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Summary of *SOME* of the reading materials for the final exam (2023) for International Development. INCLUDES notes from (Total: 35 pages): Amartya Sen’s book (1999) “Development as Freedom”, chapters 1 and 2. Wolfgang Sachs’ book (2010) “The Development Dictionary”, Introduction. Ricardo Hausmann’s journal article (2001) “Prisoners of Geography”, pp. 44-53. Michael Ross’ journal article review (1999) “The Political Economy of the Resource Curse”, pp. 297-322. ...

____ is added to acidic soil because it adjusts pH to the point that most soil macro- and micro-nutrients are plant available. - Lime __________ had humans on its soil for more than 46,000 years, had few inputs from the outside world, was near the equator, and no European explorers until the 1930s. - Papua New Guinea ___________ will catch fire during harvest of sugar cane in Florida (only one soil order will catch fire). - Histosols 1 billion people go to bed hungry every night...why? Eno...

Warren Belasco places which value at the apex of his food triangle? - ANSWER-Responsibility According to Belasco, food's relative invisibility in university and academic study can been attributed to? - ANSWER-Privileging of the mind over the body, Bias against women's work, Technological utopianism, Food industry efforts to mystify production Which two examples does Belasco use to illustrate how to think about food choices using the food triangle? - ANSWER-Toasted white bread and meat...

Choose the normative statement. - Answer Having a baby is too important to forgo for financial reasons. __________ is an element or factor that is liable to change, or vary, from case to case. - Answer a variable Which of the following is not a good comparative politics question? - Answer When did the Iranian Revolution happen? Which of the following is true about the cases Most-Similar-Systems designs? - Answer the outcomes should differ To make a concept measureable, researchers wo...

ESS Quiz Questions and Answers Test Bank 2023-2024 Solved Correctly What are the two most common soil orders in Tennessee? Alfisols and Ultisols Yali's question to Jared Diamond was: Why do white people have so much cargo? At Tsodilo Hills, Bushmen paintings were catalogued by both paint type and animal (groupings of species). True Soil erosion impacts soil fertility because: The most fertile part of the soil is eroded A practical way to stop wind erosion is to: Build windbreaks wit...

Adjuster Pro Practice Exam The source of the adjusters authority - CORRECT ANSWER-In the context of insurance adjusting, who is the principal? Coverage is not negotiable - CORRECT ANSWER-When Nancy is pulling into her driveway, she accidentally hit the gas and plowed through her front wall. She tries to negotiate the claim with the adjuster, why is this not possible? True - CORRECT ANSWER-True or false: assuring a claimant a policy is covered without determining the cause of loss is c...

Adjuster Pro Practice Exam The source of the adjusters authority - CORRECT ANSWER-In the context of insurance adjusting, who is the principal? Coverage is not negotiable - CORRECT ANSWER-When Nancy is pulling into her driveway, she accidentally hit the gas and plowed through her front wall. She tries to negotiate the claim with the adjuster, why is this not possible? True - CORRECT ANSWER-True or false: assuring a claimant a policy is covered without determining the cause of loss is c...

ESS Quiz Questions and Answers Test Bank 2023-2024 Solved Correctly What are the two most common soil orders in Tennessee? Alfisols and Ultisols Yali's question to Jared Diamond was: Why do white people have so much cargo? At Tsodilo Hills, Bushmen paintings were catalogued by both paint type and animal (groupings of species). True Soil erosion impacts soil fertility because: The most fertile part of the soil is eroded A practical way to stop wind erosion is to: Build windbreaks wit...

EWS2601 EXAM QUESTIONS AND FAITHFUL ANSWERS May 2013. According to Jared Diamond (2005),the major environmental challenges facing contemporary society includes.... - ANSWER-- serious soil erosion - negative effects of toxic chemicals - increasing depletion of fresh water resources .Act likely to stimulate the most debate about whether it can be classified as a crime - ANSWER-Members of resistance organisation attack security installation...

Illinois DECA State Officer Test Questions And Answers What is the most recent DECA Direct Article? - ANSWER Check DECA Direct before the test, released every Tuesday. Who are the Co-Directors of Illinois DECA? - ANSWER Mr. Varanauski and Mr. Weber When was DECA founded? - ANSWER 1946 What year was Illinois DECA founded? - ANSWER 1957 What does DECA stand for? - ANSWER Distributive Education Clubs of America What is the address of DECA Headquarters? - A...