What could be the effects of Climate Change in MEDCs and LEDCs Flashcards
1
Q
What are the effect of Climate Change?
A
- Sea levels could rise by 1 meter
- Ice caps melt
- Extrem weather occur more often
- Drought and Desertification will spread
- Animals become extinct
2
Q
What are the positive effect of Climate Change?
A
- Heating Bills Reduced
- Relaxed Cultures
- New and exotic Crops
- Tourism
3
Q
What are the Negative effect of Climate Change?
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- Low lying land will be flooded
- More Freak Weather
- Loss Of Habitats
- More Forest Fires
4
Q
Why do MEDCs have better change of preventing Climate Change impacts?
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- Money show can develop new ideas that prevent impacts e.g. flooding
5
Q
Give a Case Study of a LEDC (1)
A
- Mali - West Africa
6
Q
Give three impacts of Mali?
A
By 2030;
- Cereal Production will fall to 12%
- Cotton Production ill fall to 8%
- Hungry proper from 34% to 72%
7
Q
Give a Case Study of a LEDC (2)
A
Maldives in Indian Ocean (1200 Islands)
8
Q
Give impacts of Maldives?
A
- Low lying land 80% less than 1 metre so will flood
- 369,000 homeless
- Food Shortages
- 250 types of Coral will be destroyed
