Adapting Infrastructure for Climate Change

Adapting Infrastructure for Climate Change

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

FREE Resource

The video discusses the urgent need to adapt to climate change by moving people inland due to rising sea levels, developing renewable energy sources, and stopping the use of fossil fuels. It highlights the importance of infrastructure improvements, such as seawalls and water management technologies, and the potential for desalination. The video concludes with a call to action to implement these solutions using existing infrastructure.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the key actions suggested to adapt to rising sea levels?

Building more highways

Moving people inland

Increasing fossil fuel usage

Constructing more skyscrapers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to stop burning fossil fuels?

To increase global temperatures

To reduce renewable energy costs

To mitigate climate change effects

To promote urbanization

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What infrastructure is necessary to manage rising sea levels?

Additional parking lots

Seawalls and water management technologies

More airports

Larger shopping malls

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a potential benefit of desalinating seawater?

It could make someone wealthy

It could increase fossil fuel consumption

It could lead to increased pollution

It could reduce the need for renewable energy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can existing infrastructure be utilized in the fight against climate change?

By demolishing them

By converting them into residential areas

By powering them with renewable energy

By expanding them into rural areas