Ch 11.4 Flashcards
Annual mean temperature (1)
No. of hot nights (2)
No. of cold days (3)
increases
increases
decreases
(1) reduces because air contains a lot of (2) or (3).
Visibility
dust
tiny suspended particles
Visibility becomes lower in times of (1), (2) and (3).
heavy rain
fog
mist
(1) , (2) and days of (3) and (4) rises
(5) falls
Cloud cover rainfall heavy rain rainstorms Wind speed
Urban buildings are made of (1), which (2) and (3) heat effectively.
concrete
absorb
retain
Buildings are (1) and (2), which (3) and more heat is trapped.
tall
dense
block wind flow
(1) and (2) produce a lot of man-made heat and greenhouse gases.
Transport
air conditioning
Urban activities produce much (1), which causes (2) and reduces (3).
dust
air pollution
visibility
(1) help lower temperature by (2).
Plants
transpiration
(1): temperature in urban area is higher than that in rural area
Heat island effect
There are much pollutants from (1).
The Zhujiang Delta Region (ZDR)
Global warming results in negative impacts like (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).
rising sea levels more and stronger typhoons more rainstorms more flooding more landslides
