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Geography revision:- Climate Change
Geography revision:- Climate Change
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What are the effects of Climate Change (multiple choice)
The climate is the sort of weather seen over years and decades.
Ice melting faster than it can be replaced in the Arctic and Antarctic
The oceans warming up (water is expanding and causing sea levels to rise)
Changes in where different species of plants and animals can live
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Which of these are Mitigation strategies? (multiple choice)
International agreements
Carbon capture
Planting tree's
Alternative energy
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Which of these is a natural contributor responsible for 98 per cent of the natural greenhouse gas effect.
Solar radiation
Water vapor
Methane and fluorocarbon
Fossil fuels
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Which of these can be recycled? (multiple choice)
Glass
Metal (tins)
Plastic
Paper / Cardboard
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Which of these are evidence of global warming? (multiple choice)
Rising Sea levels
Glacier's retreating, Ice core's
Early Spring
Thermometer readings
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What are the long-term influences on the Earth's climate? (multiple choice)
The orbital path of the Earth
Increased urbanisation
The tilt and wobble of its axis and rotation
Fluctuation in the Sun's output
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What are the impacts of Climate change around the world? (multiple choice)
Tropical storms will increase in magnitude (strength)
Sea level rise will affect 80 million people
Species in affected areas (eg Arctic) may become extinct
Diseases such as malaria can increase (280 million people may be affected)
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When was there a dramatic increase in global temperatures?
The 1910's
The 1940's
The 1950's
The 1980's
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Which of these are greenhouse gases? (multiple choice)
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Methane
Carbon Monoxide
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Which of these Human factors increase Global warming? (multiple choice)
Landfill sites
Deforestation
Agriculture
Burning fossil fuels
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The global climate has been changing since the beginning of time?
False
True
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What does this graph show? (multiple choice)
In the last 100 years our climate has started to change
For the last 10,000 years average global temperatures have been around 14˚C
For the last 10,000 years average global temperatures have been around 18˚C
In the last 300 years our climate has started to change
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Which of these are Adaptation strategies? (multiple choice)
Water supply
Changing the way things work
Agriculture
Reducing risk from Sea level rise
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What are the impacts of Climate change in the UK? (multiple choice)
Scottish ski resorts may have to close due to lack of snow
Increased demand for water in hot summers puts pressure on water supplies
Droughts and floods become more likely as extreme weather increases
Sea levels could rise, covering low lying areas, in particular East England
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What is Global Warming?
High temperature
Thermal energy trapped in the atmosphere causing the temperature to rise
Heat trapped in the atmosphere
An increase in Earths temperature
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Which of these Natural Factors increase Global warming?
Solar output
Volcanic activity
Tectonic plate movement
Orbital changes
