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IB Geography Climate change
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Coasts are particularly vulnerable to Global climate change because
they are already zones of conflict with high pop densities
mangroves are more vulnerable to change than other plants
they are affected by ocean currents
tsunamis are more likely
2
Global climate change is causing Sea levels to rise because of
More frequent tropical storms
thermal expansion and melting of glacial ice
Thermal expansion of sea water
Increased melting of glaciers
3
Which of the following is NOT a natural factor which causes Climate change?
Meterorites
Volcanoes
Ocean currents
Ice ages
4
Political consequences of Climate change include
Increased international migration
all of the above
Increased pressure on arctic oil and gas reserves
Increased conflict as countries are under pressure
5
Storm surges are expected to cause more damage due to Climate change because
the sea is warmer
Tropical storms are more intense
More people live on the coast
Sea levels are higher
6
The IPCC stands for
inter panel on changing climate
International peoples climate committee
Interplanetary climate committee
Intergovernmental panel on climate change
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Which of these is NOT a source of greenhouse gases
Thermal power stations
Livestock and rice paddies
afforestation
landfills
8
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of warmer ocean temperatures?
coral bleaching
altered migration of marine species
more intense tropical storms
melting of permafrost
9
The difference between weather and climate is
Climate is long term and weather is short term
Climate is short term whereas weather is long term
climate is the atmosphere whereas weather is the hydrosphere
weather is natural and climate is affected by people
10
External forcings are things which can affect the amount of solar energy including..
solar cycles
Milankovitch cycles
all of the above
sunspot activity
11
In which city was a significant climate change agreement recently signed?
Paris
Kyoto
Montreal
Copenhagen
12
Greenhouse gases are found in the
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
13
Not all Incoming solar radiation from the sun reaches earth directly because some of it is
absorbed by clouds
all of the above
reflected
scattered
14
Energy balance refers to..
the balance between ozone and greenhouse gases
the balance between incoming SW and outgoing LW
the balance between incoming LW and outgoing SW
the balance between CO2 and methane
15
The following are expected to occur due to Global climate change
all of the above
Biomes shifting
Increased extinction of many species
Increased frequency and intensity of hazards
16
The following are greenhouse gases
water, tropospheric ozone, methane, CO2
Nitrogen oxide, CO2, carbon monoxide
CO2, methane, nitrogen dioxide
CO2, methane, nitrogen oxide, ozone, flourinated gases & H2O
17
What is the link between El nino and Climate change?
average global temps during el nino are higher
average global temperatures during el nino are usually lower
El nino causes climate change
Climate change causes el nino
18
Global Climate change could increase global hunger because..
floods are more likely
droughts are more likely
all of the above
pests which affect crops are more likely
19
The word for the reflectivity of a surface is
alopecia
libido
albedo
torpedo
20
Extreme environments are likely to be affected more than other places by Global climate change
True
False
