Most people are hesitant to switch to other power sources because

They are afraid of the environmental consequences

They are happy with it as long as it isn't near them

It is very expensive to switch initially

Which of the following is False?

International trade will become obsolete as resources are naturally spread throughout the world

Most of the worlds population of humans lives near a large body of water.

People live where resources are abundant

War has occurred between people fighting for particular resources

Why will humans have to move towards renewable energy sources?

The world's fossil fuel sources will be depleted within a few generations at its current rate of consumption

With the population increasing there will need to be a renewable food source to eat, since there isn't any now.

Fossil fuels like dinosaur fossils do not provide a lot of energy

Humans are using more Coal, oil, and natural gas than what can be replenished

What is a natural hazard?

Naturally occurring events that create great damage or loss of life

Simply, anything that happens in nature that could have a negative impact

Impacts of Earth's natural systems that stem from human activity

Why do hurricanes cause more damage than tornadoes?

Tornadoes exist for a much shorter time period

Tornadoes have slower wind speeds

More people live inland than they do on coasts

What is similar between insect plagues and epidemics?

Movement between established populations

Which of the following would be a situation when a flood is actually considered a natural disaster?

When a flood is on anyone's property

Floods bring water onto farm land

What causes a volcano?

When two tectonic plates collide and one subducts

When two tectonic plates collide in general

When an earthquake creates a fissure down to the matle

What causes storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes?

Two air fronts of different temperatures moving towards one another

Two air fronts of different temperatures moving in the same direction

Two air fronts of the same temperature moving in the same direction

Two air fronts of the same temperature moving towards one another

What is true about Polar Vortex future occurrences?

The Earth is shifting the windbelts to be less stable

The tropics are becoming colder

Polar Vortexes are becoming less severe

Why do those in the Midwest not worry about the effects of Climate change as much?

We have a more constant water source than other places

We are getting colder with time

What is desertification?

When a biome changes to be more like a desert

When a biome starts getting more than 30 cm of annual rainfall

The process of making sweets after a main meal

The process of animals and humans leaving an area from a seasonal drought

How has climate change affected the Inuits (Eskamos)?

They are losing their food source due to the loss of sea ice

Their lake that they rely on for a water source is drying up

They cannot fish as much due to coral reefs dying

They are not affected by climate change since they live in a remote location

Why is Lake Chad disappearing?

More people rely on it for a water source than they have in the past

More water is being diverted for crops before it can get to the lake

Climate change is resulting in less water getting to the lake

Which of these is FALSE?

Winters on average are six weeks shorter

Native peoples religious rituals no longer coincide with the seasons

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