Changing Climate Flashcards
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What are some impacts on the people during the Ice Age?
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- Cold winters with short summers
- Crops don’t grow which means less food for people
- Cooler period in Northern Europe from 15th century to 19th century
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What are some natural changes of climate change?
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- volcanic eruptions pump ash into atmosphere - causes cooling effect
- Ocean current changes causing cooling and warming
- amount of energy radiated from sun over an 11 year cycle
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What was the impact of climate change on megafauna?
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- Mammoths giant beavers evolved during ice age
- ice age ended and temperatures rose by 5 degrees
- megafauna couldn’t adapt to change and became extinct
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How does the Greenhouse effect work?
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- sun warms earths surface
- sun warmth radiates up from surface and into atmosphere
- without greenhouse gases warmth escapes back into space
- some warmth is trapped
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More carbons dioxide is produced because…
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More industries
More energy needed so fossil fuels are burned
Transport increases so more oil is burned
Land is needed - deforestation - often burned
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More methane is produced because…
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Higher demand for meat so there are more farm animals
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What are the environmental impacts on the UK?
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- Sea levels rise and there is a loss of costal land with increased erosion rates
- warmer temperatures may encourage diseases
- more severe storms
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What are some economic impacts on the UK?
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- Housing design may need to be altered
- Damage to cities this is expensive and disruptive
- Hotter summers which means more people come to the UK for holidays
- Farmers can grow different types of crops
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What are some environmental impacts on Bangladesh?
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- River flooding will become worse because of heavier rain
- Tropical storms become more frequent
- Dry seasons get longer causing more droughts
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What are some economic impacts on Bangladesh?
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- increased flooding which leads to more water borne diseases
- shrimp farming may be damaged by rising sea temperatures
- costal flooding damages farmland
- too expensive to protect homes and businesses from flooding
