WorksheetsMitigation or Adaptation or Both
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Efforts to reduce the harm of something - reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the goal of preventing harmful effects of climate change.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Adjusting to the effects of Climate Change.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Studying Crops to see how changing plant genetics and cultivation techniques can help meet the demand for food.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
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.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Raising Homes or building them on stilts to keep them from flooding as a result of sea level rising and impacts of hurricanes.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Planting in New Ways to limiting soil depletion which will make the soil healthier and increase the amount of food farmers can grow.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
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.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Planning Evacuation Routes so that people can remain safe in areas where hurricanes are becoming more dangerous.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
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.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Using Public Transportation cuts down the need for individual cars.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Establishing Urban Forests helps cool the Earth's surface by creating shade and removing C02 from the atmosphere.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
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.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
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)
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Reducing your use of plastic bags, water bottles and cosmetics (the production & distribution of these goods involves fossil fuels)
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Requiring certain levels of fuel efficiency for cars
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Improved access to health care and economic opportunity.
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
Creating new types of jobs in communities that have been dependent on fishing
Adaptation
Mitigation
Both
