climate change
- Created by: esther christie
- Created on: 20-05-13 15:40
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- 5.5 - climate change
- climate
- the average weather in a region over a long period of time
- green house effect
- the radiation from the sun cannot escape the atmosphere
- affect on wildlife
- changes in abiotic factors will effect the species adapted to the habbitats
- some species may need to migrate to fill new niches
- affect on agriculture
- hotter summers more frequently and less cold winters
- crops can grow further north because of increased rainfall in the winter
- drier summers means less quality yields
- increase demand of water in the summer, irrigation systems may be needed
- types of crops will change
- increase in crop pests
- affect on diseases
- increase in global temperature means that pathogens and carriers will be able to survive in previously colder areas
- bacteria are more likely to survive mild winters
- examples- cholera, yellow fever, malaria, lyme disease
- climate
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