Climate Change Flashcards
What is climate ?
Climate is the long term average weather of a place
How is climate controlled ?
By the amount of energy received from the sun to certain areas
What is changing about our climate always ?
It’s global temperature its seen global cooling and global warming
What to things that are natural can lead to climate change ?
Volcanic eruptions and gradual changes in orbit
What’s the period that has changed our climate over the last 5 million years ?
Quaternary period
What was the real name of the ice age ?
Pleistocene
What are weather affects of climate change ?
Melting ice caps, wild fires and longer seasons
How does climate change affect biodiversity ?
Kills off different species of animal meaning we are a less diverse planet
What do coral reefs get affected by climate change ?
Bleaching
How can heatwaves have an affect on health ?
Dehydration, strokes and malaria
What impacts will there be on tourism due to climate change ?
Less snow so areas will not get skiers
Why will sea level affect some places ?
Maldives is a low country so flooding will increase stopping tourism
How does climate change impact food ?
Crops I’ll struggle to grow, famine and malnutrition
Name an affect on water due to climate change ?
Country’s will not be able to collect water due to heat so water security will drop mostly in hot LIC’s
Name a case study that talks about water insecurity ?
Rajasthan wakel basin project
