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Side A ------ Side B
rudolf nureyev ------ in 1961, while the bolshi ballet was on a world tour, its leading male dancer, defected to the west
Satyakit Ray ------ started bollywood by making indian movies about a mans life
how have some deserts been reclaimed? ------ farmers have planted trees to form soil and push back the deserts. they take care of the area and therefore can use it again and again
what causes deserts to spread? ------ by overusing the soil and not replenishing it
what disadvantages do poor nations face? ------ lack of technology, lack of diversity, etc.
what advantages do rich lands enjoy? ------ diversity in economy, resources, cash
Ecology ------ the political movement that seeks to protect the enviorment
Rachel Carson ------ An enviormentalist who wrote Silent Spring
Antibiotic ------ a chemical substance that destroy bacteria and other micro organizems.
transistor ------ devices used to control electric currents. small reliable. tiny radio.
Computer  ------ machines that process info at great speed.
Applied Science ------ putting scientific knowledge to practical use.
Albert Sabin ------ Prefected an oral vaccine (polio) of Jonas Salks
Jonas Salk ------ Developed the first polio vaccine.
Sir Alexander Fleming ------ discovered, by accident, the that a mold called penecilan kills bacteria. 
Christiaan Barnard ------ Preformed the first successful heart transplant. south africa, 1968
Howard Aiken ------ developed the first computer.
Apollo II ------ Neil Armstrongs spacecraft that took him and Buzz Aldrin to the moon as the first people to step foot on it.
John Glenn ------ 1st american to orbit the earth 3 times
Sputnik I ------ The first satellite, launched into orbit by the soviet union
Yuri Gagarin ------ The first 'cosmonaut' launched into space, just orbiting around, in 1961
Jackson Pollock ------ a leader of the abstract expressionism in New York. he swirled paint and dripped it across canvasses.
3 forms of mass communication ------ radio, tv, phone, magazine, internet, newspaper, youtube, etc
what subjects did pop artists use in their work? ------ everyday objects, people emotions, colours
OPEC: what is it and what does it stand for? ------ The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization made up of 13 oil producing nations

Side A ------ Side B
rudolf nureyev ------ in 1961, while the bolshi ballet was on a world tour, its leading male dancer, defected to the west
Satyakit Ray ------ started bollywood by making indian movies about a mans life
how have some deserts been reclaimed? ------ farmers have planted trees to form soil and push back the deserts. they take care of the area and therefore can use it again and again
what causes deserts to spread? ------ by overusing the soil and not replenishing it
what disadvantages do poor nations face? ------ lack of technology, lack of diversity, etc.
what advantages do rich lands enjoy? ------ diversity in economy, resources, cash
Ecology ------ the political movement that seeks to protect the enviorment
Rachel Carson ------ An enviormentalist who wrote Silent Spring
Antibiotic ------ a chemical substance that destroy bacteria and other micro organizems.
transistor ------ devices used to control electric currents. small reliable. tiny radio.
Computer  ------ machines that process info at great speed.
Applied Science ------ putting scientific knowledge to practical use.
Albert Sabin ------ Prefected an oral vaccine (polio) of Jonas Salks
Jonas Salk ------ Developed the first polio vaccine.
Sir Alexander Fleming ------ discovered, by accident, the that a mold called penecilan kills bacteria. 
Christiaan Barnard ------ Preformed the first successful heart transplant. south africa, 1968
Howard Aiken ------ developed the first computer.
Apollo II ------ Neil Armstrongs spacecraft that took him and Buzz Aldrin to the moon as the first people to step foot on it.
John Glenn ------ 1st american to orbit the earth 3 times
Sputnik I ------ The first satellite, launched into orbit by the soviet union
Yuri Gagarin ------ The first 'cosmonaut' launched into space, just orbiting around, in 1961
Jackson Pollock ------ a leader of the abstract expressionism in New York. he swirled paint and dripped it across canvasses.
3 forms of mass communication ------ radio, tv, phone, magazine, internet, newspaper, youtube, etc
what subjects did pop artists use in their work? ------ everyday objects, people emotions, colours
OPEC: what is it and what does it stand for? ------ The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization made up of 13 oil producing nations