Geography

Question 1

What is climate change?

Answer 1

Climate change is the long term change of climate patterns.

Question 2

What is global warming?

Answer 2

Global warming is the recent warming of the atmosphere by nearly 1 degree Celsius in the last 100 years because of human causes.

Question 3

Evidence of climate change?

Answer 3

Temperature record show us that earth’s temperature has constantly changed through history. In the last 100 years the worlds temperatures have been increasing

Question 4

How can we measure what climate was like in the past?

Answer 4

Ice cores, tree rings

Question 5

How can we measure how climate is changing today?

Answer 5

Glaciers melting, arctic sea ice, air and sea temperatures, changes in biodiversity.

Question 6

What is the greenhouse effect?

Answer 6

Greenhouse gasses allow the suns rays to reach earth but trap heat in the atmosphere and prevent it from going to space keeping earth warm

Question 7

What is the enhanced greenhouse effect?

Answer 7

Increase in concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by human activity

Question 8

What are the greenhouse gases?

Answer 8

Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, sulphur dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs)

Question 9

Physical causes of climate change?

Answer 9

Changes in solar radiation, volcanic eruptions, changes in earths orbit, changes to ocean currents, permafrost

Question 10

Human causes of climate change?

Answer 10

Burning fossil fuels, motor vehicles, deforestation, padi fields, cows, landfill sites, fertilisers, fridges, aerosols, polystyrene packing

Question 11

Local effects of climate change?

Answer 11

More rainfall and flooding, droughts, Warmer temperatures and heatwaves, loss of biodiversity

Question 12

Global effects of climate change?

Answer 12

Less rainfall, rising sea and flooding, loss of wildlife, more hurricanes, spread of diseases

Question 13

Positive effects of climate change?

Answer 13

Farming in cold areas, reduced energy demand in colder areas, able to live in more places of the world, less cold related deaths, more tourism, sea transport easier in cold places

Question 14

Local strategies of dealing with climate change?

Answer 14

Reduce reuse recycle, reduce energy usage at home, insulate homes, less hot water, public transport, eat less meat

Question 15

National strategies of dealing with climate change?

Answer 15

Recycling bins, carbon clever, try to get 100% renewable electricity, plastic bag charge

Question 16

Global strategies of dealing with climate change?

Answer 16

European unction legislation, United Nations framework convention on climate change