Ways To Adapt To Climate Change Flashcards

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What are climate change adaptations?

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Responses to the changes climate change is causing.

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Name climate change adaptions.

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Managing water supply, changing agricultural systems and coping with rising sea levels

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How is water supply managed?

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Capturing and storing rainwater using more efficient taps and water meters to improve the accessibility of water

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Name ways to change agricultural systems when adapting to climate change.

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Different places growing different crops, vertical farming, developing meat substitutes and biotechnology to create more resistant and nutritious crops

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How might HICs adapt to rising sea levels compared to LICs?

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HICs may build flood defences, like the London Thames barrier, and other prevention systems could be designed, whilst LICs may build houses on stilts or hillsides

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