WorksheetsTBSHS GCSE Geography: The UK's climate change challenges
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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.
