Pacific Challenges Flashcards
Activisim
To support strong actions to make changes in society
Atmosphere
The blanket of gas surrounding earth
Cyclone
Large and powerful storm with high wind speeds and storm urges
Infa-red radiation
An invisible radiation that we feel as heat
Kaitiakitanga
The Maori principle of guardianship, management, or protection; conservation
Per capita
Per head of the population/per person living in that place
Greenhouse gases
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, CFC’s
3 oceans that have cyclones (hurricanes/typhoons) forming
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
Name given to the rotation of the earth
Coriolis affect
What is the Paris Agreement?
An agreement between countries to limit the impact of climate change
What is a carbon tax?
A tax placed on companies that emit a large amount of carbon dioxide
What is afforestation?
Planting more trees to restore forests
paris agreement was signed when
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