WorksheetsClimate Impacts on Human Systems (Mastery Quiz)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why are the impacts of climate change on human systems geographically uneven?
Tourism activity
Localised social factors
Varying climate variables
Localised economic factors
Impacts of climate change are (a) . When the natural systems are affected, humans are directly and indirectly affected as well.
How does climate change directly impact humans?
Affects food production
Degrades natural landscapes
Loss of human lives
Destruction of properties
Climate change can affect humans indirectly by affecting (a) ecosystem services including food production.
Climate change can affect humans indirectly by affecting (a) ecosystem services including disease regulation.
Climate change can affect humans indirectly by altering (a) ecosystem services including the melting of Arctic ice and degradation of natural landscapes.
A period of excessively hot weather that is abnormal, usually lasting for several days or longer is called a ____ ____.
(a)
Unplanned and uncontrolled fires that burn in natural areas such as forests or grasslands are called (a) .
Intense circular storms that originate over warm tropical oceans are called ________ ________.
(a)
____ ______ are a rise in sea level that occur during tropical cyclones. The strong winds that accompany the tropical cyclones push water into the shore.
(a)
(a) is when someone is forced to leave their homes usually due to a sudden impact, such as a natural disaster or conflict.
Which of the following are impacts of warmer oceans?
Species which cannot cope with the changes will die
Distribution of aquatic species changes as they search for cooler waters
Fishermen will have fewer fishes to catch
Saltwater enters freshwater
Climate change will lead to an increase in vector-borne diseases.
True
False
How does climate change alter the cultural ecosystem services?
Melting of Arctic ice
Degradation of natural landscapes
Build tourist attractions
Cause political unrest
Which of the following are natural hazards caused by climate change?
Wildfires
Droughts
Heat waves
Volcanic eruptions
