Climate Change Affects Life on Earth A-Level Geography CGP P15

................. ................. refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, but since the 1800s, human activity has been the main driver

Climate change is predicted to have a major impact on ...................

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• Animals

  Agriculture

• People

  Plants

• Sea levels

  Weather Events

With climate change the pattern of ...................... is expected to change. Wet areas will get wetter and dry areas will get drier.

Disputes over ownership of land with a good supply of water can often upset the peace in the area, which leads to conflict and water ..................'s

What do you understand to be extreme weather events associated with climate change?

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Which type of country will probably be the worst affected by extreme weather events?

• Less developed countries because they are usually less well off and less able to deal with the impacts

• Middle income countries because they have some expensive infrastructure and are well served by grants and international aid

• Well developed countries because they have expensive infrastructure to replace.

What factors present evidence that climate change is happening?

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• Decreasing snow and ice cover.

• Falling global temperatures.

• Glacial retreat.

• Rising sea levels.

Identify the factor that is not indicative of climate change - and is one of the causes of climate change

• Sea levels are expected to rise and floods will occur in low lying areas

• The arrival of new species may damage ecosystems

• Decrease in agricultural productivity and food shortage

• Extreme weather events

• Deforestation

​ ​ (a)   numbers may ​ (b)   if temperatures increase, which will have a knock on effect on ​ (c)   food chains

• Plankton
• decline
• marine
• rise
• environmental
• Coral

Every living species on the planet has its own unique ................ range. Several factors determine species range. Climate is one important factor e.g. polar bears travel on sea ice, so the limit of their range is determined by the amount of sea ice that forms in the winter.