UK: Evaluation Of The Effects Of Climate Change

Question 1

Warmer summers (+ve)

Answer 1

1. Climate change leads to warmer summers in southern England
2. This leads to more people spending their holiday at home
3. During the heatwave in 1995, tourist spending in Kent, Surrey and Sussex reached a record of £1.5 billion in July

Question 2

Higher yields (+ve)

Answer 2

Higher yields of potatoes, tomatoes, vines and maize

Question 3

Sunflowers (+ve)

Answer 3

Sunflowers can be grown as a commercial crop in southern England

Question 4

Sea levels (-ve)

Answer 4

1. Climate change causes sea levels to rise

2. This could lead to floods in low-lying areas such as near Strangford Lough, destroying wildlife habitats and farmland

Question 5

Animals living in high mountains (-ve)

Answer 5

Animals living in high mountains such as mountain hares could become extinct

Question 6

Warmer air (-ve)

Answer 6

1. Warmer air means there is more moisture and hence more rain
2. Autumn 2000 was the wettest on record
3. The rain caused peak river flows for 90 days in some parts of the UK

Question 7

Warmer summers (-ve)

Answer 7

South East England could experience a heatwave that could kill as many as 3000 people

Question 8

List the three positive effects of climate change on the UK.

Answer 8

1. Warmer summers
2. Higher yields
3. Sunflowers

Question 9

List the four negative effects of climate change on the UK.

Answer 9

1. Sea levels
2. Animals living in high mountains
3. Warmer air
4. Warmer summers