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Mitigation or Adaptation or Both

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Efforts to reduce the harm of something - reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the goal of preventing harmful effects of climate change.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

2.

Adjusting to the effects of Climate Change.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

3.

Studying Crops to see how changing plant genetics and cultivation techniques can help meet the demand for food.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

4.

Using Less Energy at Home will help as most electricity comes from burning fossil fuels. Smart thermostats, proper insulation and using energy efficient appliances can help.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

5.

Raising Homes or building them on stilts to keep them from flooding as a result of sea level rising and impacts of hurricanes.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

6.

Planting in New Ways to limiting soil depletion which will make the soil healthier and increase the amount of food farmers can grow.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

7.

Switching to Renewable Energy reduces the mount of carbon dioxide emissions that enter the atmosphere. Renewable energy sources are solar, wind, hydro, geothermal or nuclear.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

8.

Planning Evacuation Routes so that people can remain safe in areas where hurricanes are becoming more dangerous.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

9.

Eating Plant-rich Diets will ensure that less land needs to be cleared for grazing and less greenhouse gasses are emitted and they are healthier.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

10.

Using Public Transportation cuts down the need for individual cars.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

11.

Establishing Urban Forests helps cool the Earth's surface by creating shade and removing C02 from the atmosphere.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

12.

Planting Rain Gardens to manage storm water that causes flooding. They can reduce pollution from runoff. The ground cover helps to reduce soil erosion and removes CO2 from the atmosphere.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

13.

Educating Girls helps them to learn skills to deal with the changing climate. On average, in places where all youth have more education, family sizes are smaller (which helps population growth - which then helps the climate (130 million girls in the world today cannot go to school)

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

14.

Reducing your use of plastic bags, water bottles and cosmetics (the production & distribution of these goods involves fossil fuels)

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

15.

Requiring certain levels of fuel efficiency for cars

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

16.

Improved access to health care and economic opportunity.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both

17.

Creating new types of jobs in communities that have been dependent on fishing

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mitigation

c)

Both