Chapter 9 vocab

Question 1

What is biodiversity?

Answer 1

The number and variety of plant and animal species on Earth, including genetic variation within individual species

Question 2

What is climate change?

Answer 2

A rise in the average temperature of the Earth, primarily caused by emissions from burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas

Question 3

What does Greenhouse Gases mean?

Answer 3

GHGs capture heat generated by the Sun’s rays. It lets in light but doesn’t let out heat. They cause Earth to warm, which in turn affects living things on Earth, including plants, animals and people

Question 4

What does regions and impacts mean?

Answer 4

How regional differences in the impacts of climate change connect to political and economic decision making

Question 5

What does regions and emissions mean?

Answer 5

How regional differences in the sources of GHGs connect to political and economic decision making.

Question 6

What does GDP per capita mean?

Answer 6

A measure of how well-off the people of a country are

Question 7

What does students for environmental advocacy mean?

Answer 7

A group of students dedicated to finding other sources for energy