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6. What ecological impacts does global warming have on the Arctic?
- Habitats reduced
- All listed
- Sensitive ecosystems lost
- Diversity of water species increases
7. When melting ice increases the volume of water in oceans causing sea leve rise, what is it called?
8. Human activity is causing an increase in the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
9. How much is the continent Africa warming by?
- Nothing
- 1.5 degrees
- 0.5 degrees
- 1 degree
10. what did developing countries within the Kyoto Protocol have to do?
- Allow developed countries governments to control their energy output
- Monitor and report their emissions
- Cut their emissions as well
11. Which tree type is advancing northwards?
12. What does the thawing of Permafrost do to the environment?
- Releases CO2 & methane
- Kills off vital plant organisms
- Causes flooding in low land areas
13. What is Short-term climate change NOT an example of?
- Climate changes that we can only monitor for a short period of time
- Data collected from the last 100 years
- The overall pattern of climate over the last century
14. What is Permafrost?
- Ground frost that is extremely difficult to thaw
- Ground that is permantently frozen for 2 or more years
- Frost that clings to metal, like pipes
15. Tipping Point is a slight change in temperature that would cause catastrophic & irreversible changes to the environment
16. Which ONE of these is a Mitigaton strategy?
- Modified agricultural methods
- Water resource management
- Flood adaptations
- Improved risk assessment
17. What is Long-term climate change NOT an example of?
- Cold glacial periods & warmer interglacial periods
- Long-term affects to Earth's atmosphere
- Huge changes over Earth's history
- Data collected over the last 400,000 years
18. What percentage of Bangladesh's land is low-lying?
19. Which of these is NOT an impact of climate change on Africa?
- Warmer conditions become perfect for mosquitoes
- Desertification of fertile land
- Dryer conditions encourage anticyclones
- Decrease in agricultural production
20. What is Medium-term climate change?
- Climate data that can only be half collected
- Warming of Earth's climate, that's not constant
- Affects to the Earth that may last several years