Chapter 59 Review

Chapter 59 Review

Human populations and human contributions to climate change

What is TFR?
What number does it need to be for pop growth to be 0?
Why do we want to limit population growth?
Solutions?

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Human Population

What is an ecological footprint?

What's the ideal size?

Which country has the largest?

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​Human Activity

Are they the same? Explain.

​Explain the greenhouse effect.

Global warming & climate change

What are the major greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming?

How are they produced?

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Climate change

How much are global temperatures expected to rise over the next century?

How will this affect sea levels? Precipitation?

What are some solutions to reducing global CO2 levels?

Let's practice!

Multiple Choice

How much are global temperatures expected to rise by the end of the century

• 1 -2 degrees Celsius

• 2 -3 degrees Celsius

• 3 -4 degrees Celsius

• 2-4 degrees Celsius

Multiple Choice

The greenhouse gas that contributes the most to global warming is

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxide

• Chlorofluorocarbons

Open Ended

What are some solutions for lowering population growth?

Multiple Choice

If global temperature rise 2-4 degrees C, how will sea levels be affected?

• They will not change.

• They will lower about 55 cm

• They will start to fluncuate

• They will rise about 55 cm

Open Ended

Why is it expected that global warming will cause sea levels to rise?

Open Ended

How will global warming affect precipitation?

Multiple Choice

Global warming and climate change are the same thing

• True

• False

Open Ended

Explain the greenhouse effect

Multiple Choice

Certain human activities have contributed to global warming by

• decreasing atmospheric greenhouse gas levels

• increasing greenhouse gas levels

• maintaining green house gas levels

Multiple Choice

Global warming is inherently bad

• True

• False