Geography- Definitions Changing Climate Part A

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  • Created on: 19-02-18 17:14
Changes in long term temperature and precipitation patterns
Climate Change
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An increase in the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and oceans
Global Warming
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Most recent geological period covering the last 2.6 million years
Quaternary geological period
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Tubes of ice which scientists can collect data from up to 10,000 years ago
Ice cores
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Helps us to see how much ice has melted, the area of ice that covers the Arctic every year
Sea Ice Positions
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Give us ideas of the climate in London when there was no technology. Our only evidence nowadays
Paintings and Diaries
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Weather stations taking daily temperature readings around the world
Global Temperature Data
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Variation in how the Earth moves around the Sun, Tilt, Wobble and Stretch
Milankovitch Cycles
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Card 2

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An increase in the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and oceans

Back

Global Warming

Card 3

Front

Most recent geological period covering the last 2.6 million years

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Tubes of ice which scientists can collect data from up to 10,000 years ago

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Helps us to see how much ice has melted, the area of ice that covers the Arctic every year

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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