Flashcards
Climate Change & Global Warming ♡
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1Name 3 indicators of climate change ♡Increases in temperature, changes to rainfall pattern, the lengths of seasons are changing ♡
- 2What are the agricultural effects of climate change ? ♡Desertification, crops could be wiped out by flooding in low-lying areas, the growing season of some areas will increase ♡
- 3What are the ice and water effects of climate change ? ♡Less fresh water will be available in coastal areas as it will mix with sea water, which is salty, sea defenses are under more stress, Low-lying land is threatened ♡
- 4What are the population effects of climate change ? ♡People will migrate from areas suffering drought, this will mean there will be a lot more refugees - 17 million in Bangladesh alone ♡
- 5What uses CO2 and uses it up ? ♡Plants and trees ♡
- 6Which two countries are the largest producers of greenhouse gases ? ♡The USA and China ♡
- 7What is the ozone layer ? ♡A high level layer of gas in the stratosphere, it helps keep out harmful ultraviolet rays ♡
- 8Which two gases are the main greenhouse gases ? ♡Carbon dioxide and methane ♡
- 9What sort of countries carbon footprint tends to increase ? ♡Developing countries ♡
- 10Does the UK have a higher or lower average carbon footprint than the rest of the world ? ♡Higher ♡