TBSHS GCSE Geography: The UK's climate change challenges

In the UK the increased flood hazard from rivers results from:

• Climate change

• Changes in land use such as urban development

• An increased likelihood of drought

• An increasing population

Which factors make it difficult for scientists to predict exactly how the UK's climate will change because of rising global temperatures?

• Changes to energy use

• Summer temperatures will increase

• Possible changes to greenhouse gas emissions

• The flood hazard will increase

Changes to the UK's precipitation will...

• increase the UK's population.

• increase the risk of coastal flooding.

• make extreme flash floods and river flooding increasingly likely.

Drier areas of the UK with high population densities will be particularly vulnerable to drought, for example...

• Wales

• London and the South East

• The South West

• Scotland

A possible gain from a warmer UK climate is...

• The NHS will have to help people who suffer in summer heatwaves

• Non-native tree species will move to the UK

• New crops e.g. grapevines can be grown

How might the UK be affected by global climate change in other parts of the world?

• Drought in Kenya might reduce food supply and increase prices

• Climate changes refugees may wish to migrate to the UK

• The NHS will be put under pressure due to people suffering in the summer heatwaves

Which of these is a local scale response to address climate change?

• Installing insulation and double glazing to reduce heat loss in the home.

• Governments can introduce laws to limit carbon emissions from industry.

• Gas boilers will be replaced by low-carbon heating systems in all new homes built after 2025.

Which of these sources contributes the highest proportion of greenhouse gases?

• Transportation

• Agriculture

• Power generation

Which of these is the most likely year that electric cars will become cheaper than petrol or diesel cars in the UK?

• 2050

• 2021

• 2025

• 2040

Which is the following is a 2050 target for the UK government?

• The sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be banned.

• All light bulbs sold to be LED.

• Greenhouse gas emissions to be net zero.