8 GEO Chapter 2 Quiz (Climate Affects Settlements)

Melting ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica is a pattern that climate scientists have observed.

• True

• False

Drought can cause farmers' crops to suffer and navigation routes to change.

• True

• False

Living near a volcano is not beneficial to human beings. True or False?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The land near volcanoes can be rich in mineral resources and provide fertile soil for farming.

Desertification is the sudden process of drylands turning into desert. True or False?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is a gradual process that takes place over decades and centuries.

A change in temperature, in a region, can improve the growing season and types of crops planted by farmers.

• True

• False

The Netherlands needs dams and dikes to prevent flooding because part of their land is below sea level.

• True

• False

The people of Bangladesh have adapted well to ​ (a)   and the poor solutions of past organizations by developing ​ (b)   , and building ​ (c)   to keep them safe during times of increased water.

• fish and shrimp nurseries
• climate change
• salt-resistant strains of rice
• floating hospitals and schools
• physical processes
• freshwater strains of rice

In this chart on countries at risk of rising sea levels,
a) which country will have the biggest population affected AND
b) which country will have the second biggest percent of population affected?

Organize these specific patterns and trends into the climate change event that best fits them.

Groups:

(a) Warmer average global temperatures

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(b) More frequent and extreme storms

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(c) Rising sea levels

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(d) Changes in precipitation patterns

• Research indicates that the Arctic is warming at twice the global average rate.

• Heavy rainfall in the Amazon has been linked to changes in global weather patterns.

• The Maldives committed to a land reclamation project to reclaim 1150 ha of land above sea level.

• Vancouver is predicted to receive 0.5 more millimetres of rain per day.

• Florida is experiencing an increase in the number and severity of tropical storms.

• Since 1990, Montreal experienced more frequent heat waves in autumn.

• Severe thunderstorms occur more often in the Midwest USA, causing increased tornado activity.

Explain why this is a land use map and provide an example of land use from the map.