Geography Climate Change

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What gases cause global warming and where do they come from?
Greenhouse gases: CFCs(fridges, air con), methane (farming, decompossing rubbish), CO2 (cars, deforestation) and nitrous oxide (burning wood anf fossil fuels).
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What are carbon-neutral developments?
Developments that add no extra CO2 to the atmosphere. They are energy efficient and may include renewable techniques.
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Name some social impacts of climate change.
Water shortages, droughts, increase in pests, tropical diseases such as malaria could spread to the UK.
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Name some economic impacts of climate change.
Snowfall would decrease so Scottish skiing industry may disappear, more crops in bigger yields grown and sold.
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Name some environmental impacts of climate change.
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What are carbon-neutral developments?

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Developments that add no extra CO2 to the atmosphere. They are energy efficient and may include renewable techniques.

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Name some social impacts of climate change.

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Name some economic impacts of climate change.

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Name some environmental impacts of climate change.

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