geog global issues Flashcards
climate change
change of average weather conditions
climate change - mitigation
Attempt to limit climate change by reducing sources of ghgs (reduced fossil fuel use) and enhancing stores of ghgs (planting more trees)
climate change - adaptation
to adjust into the actual or expected climate change
e.g. adapting to rising sea levels by creating boat houses & houses on hills.
climate change - impacts
- Loss of biodiversity due to many ecosystems being destroyed
- Disease e.g. malaria will be a bigger risk in Africa due to heat
- results in more extreme weather, food shortages and natural disasters.
climate change - trends
- sea levels are rising
- heat is increasing due to the greenhouse effects
- CO2 levels increasing at a quicker rates
fast fashion
Inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass market retailers in response to the latest trends
fast fashion - environmental impacts
1.2 billion tonnes of carbon emissions produced by the global fashion industry
235 million items sent to landfill last year
Aral sea description
Once a large salt water lake in Central Asia the size of England
Aral sea location
Lies on boundary between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the South
environmental impacts of cotton production in Aral region
Aral sea reduced to nothing, more extreme climates, dead ecosystem & less vegetation
social impacts of cotton production in Aral region
Less tourism water and food, increased disease related to toxic dust storms & unemployment
economic impacts of cotton production in Aral region
Less tourism, fishing industry destroyed, rise in poverty
where is malaria concentrated?
Sub saharan Africa and other tropical countries
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) factories and productions location
LIC’s & NEE’s like Nigeria Bangladesh and Thailand
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) research and development location
HIC’s like England, France, Singapore and Canada
