Geography Challenges for the Planet

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  • Created by: Jamelia
  • Created on: 27-05-13 18:33
Global Warming
when the temperature increases globally. (e.g between AD800 and AD1200 known as the nedieval warm period
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Global Cooling
when the temperature decreases globally. (e.g the Little Ice Age that lasted over 600 years and ended in 1800)
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Solar Output
The activity that comes from the sun. This has decrease 0.1% since the 80s and is thought to be produced by the activity of sunspots
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Orbital Geometry
The shape of the Earth's orbit around the sun causes glacial periods when the circuit is more circular and extreme warm periods when it is more elliptical
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Volcanic Activity
Volanic erruptions release large amounts of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere trapping in heat from the sun
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Tectonic Activity
The movement of tectonic plates affects the global pattern of atmospheric and ocean circulation
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Surface Reflection
When ice and snow reflect back the sunlight decreasing the temperature
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Change in Atmospheric Gas
The release of methane and CO2 increase the greenhouse effect trapping heat within the atmosphere
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Global Cooling

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when the temperature decreases globally. (e.g the Little Ice Age that lasted over 600 years and ended in 1800)

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Solar Output

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Card 4

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Orbital Geometry

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Card 5

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Volcanic Activity

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