Unit 4

Question 1

where is climate change most damaging

Answer 1

arid and semi-arid tropics

Question 2

where is the largest population affected by extreme heat

Answer 2

india

Question 3

where is the worlds worst air quality

Answer 3

delhi

Question 4

what are some climate related health affects

Answer 4

increasing impact of heart and lung disease, worsening pregnancy outcomes, disrupting sleep, limiting peoples capacity to work and exercise

Question 5

what is the most densely populated region facing water stress

Answer 5

south asia

Question 6

what are the agricultural affects of climate change

Answer 6

reduced soil moisture and groundwater, reduced growing seasons, increased desertification risks, reduced food security

Question 7

how many people in rural areas are involved in agriculture

Answer 7

2.5b of 3b

Question 8

what are the characteristics of the sahel

Answer 8

tropical stepps/savanah turns into grassland with widely spaced shrubs and trees. extreme seasonality of precipitation

Question 9

what is needed for culture

Answer 9

soil must retain moisture for at least 120 days

Question 10

what is desertification

Answer 10

reduced areas where agriculture are possible, less capacity for vegetation to rebound from dry seasons

Question 11

how much of the world depend on seasonal melt from high elevations snow/ice

Answer 11

about half

Question 12

what are the short term effects of decreasing high elevation snow and ice

Answer 12

heightened risk of flooding, massive inundation with summer melt season

Question 13

what are the long term effects of decreasing high elevation snow and ice

Answer 13

river volumes falling in dry season