Effects/impacts Of Climate Change

Question 1

1st effect of climate change?

Answer 1

Melted ice causes sea levels to rise threatening coastal settlements

Question 2

2nd effect?

Answer 2

Increased temperatures causing ice caps to melt so polar habitats beginning to disappear

Question 3

3rd effect?

Answer 3

Global warming could also affect weather patterns, leading to more droughts and crop failures leading to problems with food supply

Question 4

4th effect?

Answer 4

Flooding could cause the extinction of species and more extreme weather, eg tropical storms

Question 5

5th effect?

Answer 5

Higher temperatures may cause water shortages leading to droughts especially in Africa where wars could begin over this water shortage.

Question 6

6th solution?

Answer 6

In the UK, tropical diseases like malaria may spread as temperatures begin to rise

Question 7

7th effect?

Answer 7

Due to growing temperatures in the southern part of the Uk droughts become common in summer leading to hope pipe bans and farmers struggling to grow crops

Question 8

8th effect?

Answer 8

Global warming could threaten development of developing countries as restrictions on fossil fuel use may be imposed to slow rate of increasing CO2 levels

Question 9

9th effect?

Answer 9

Loss of coral reefs – Increased CO2 causes the ocean to become more acidic and kills reefs. The tourist industry in reef areas such as the Maldives would also be lost and workers (e.g. scuba instructors) would become unemployed.

Question 10

10th effect?

Answer 10

Tourism problems will increase as will be less snow in some mountain resorts and therefore people may not visit these areas.