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WorksheetsClimate Change Quiz IB Geography
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are the 3 main conferences about climate change
Paris
Kyoto
Doha
Berlin
Paris
Shanghai
Washington D.C.
Oslo
Dubai
What does UNFCCC stand for?
United Nations Funds for Causes of Climate Change
United Nations Facility to Combat Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Funds to Combat Climate Change
What is the abbreviation of IPCC?
(a)
Which is NOT a key point in the Paris Agreement?
Keep average global temperature increase less than 2°C higher than pre-industrial levels
Increase adaptivity and climate resilience of vulnerable countries
HICs (richer countries) are expected to reduce most of their emissions while LICs (poorer) are encouraged to decrease their emissions
HICs reducing their GHG emissions by 5,2%
Which Countries didn't take part in reducing their emissions in the Kyoto Protocol?
Japan
China
UAE
Saudi Arabia
USA
Russia
New Zealand
Japan
Russia
China
India
UK
Which countries showed no change after the Kyoto Protocol?
USA
India
New Zealand
Russia
Brazil
Poland
Australia
New Zealand
How many countries signed the Paris Agreement?
195
181
143
144
Which country reduced its emissions by 21% in 2012?
(Kyotot Protocol)
(a)
Under the Doha Amendment 38 countries committed to reducing emissions by at least x%.
20%
12%
18%
13%
What is the aim of UNFCCC?
To switch to green/clean energy and reduce the usage of fossil fuels
To reduce carbon emissions by 20% until 2050 with a help of a framework
To stabilise atmospheric greenhouse gas levels by providing a framework for protocol agreements
To bring the carbon levels back to carbon zero until 2030
Which is more important for climate change?
Mitigation
(reducing carbon emissions)
Adaptation
(adapting to the consequences of climate change)
Do you think it is a realistic goal to keep global temperatures below 1,5°C pre-industrial times until 2050 (according to the Paris Agreement)?
Yes
No
