Unit 1: World at risk (part II)

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What is Climate change NOT an example of?
Changes in the weather in one, small localised area
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What is Long-term climate change NOT an example of?
Long-term affects to Earth's atmosphere
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What is Medium-term climate change?
Warming of Earth's climate, that's not constant
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What is Short-term climate change NOT an example of?
Climate changes that we can only monitor for a short period of time
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What is the Earth's biggest carbon sink?
Oceans
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When melting ice increases the volume of water in oceans causing sea leve rise, what is it called?
Eustatic
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What percentage of Bangladesh's land is low-lying?
80%
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What is Permafrost?
Ground that is permantently frozen for 2 or more years
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Which tree type is advancing northwards?
Taiga
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What does the thawing of Permafrost do to the environment?
Releases CO2 & methane
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What ecological impacts does global warming have on the Arctic?
All listed
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What socio-economic impacts does global warming have on the Arctic?
All listed
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How much is the continent Africa warming by?
0.5 degrees
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Which strategy to combat climate change is local?
Conjestion charge
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What percentage did developed countries in the Kyoto Protocol have to cut their emmisions by?
5%
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what did developing countries within the Kyoto Protocol have to do?
Monitor and report their emissions
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What is Long-term climate change NOT an example of?

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Long-term affects to Earth's atmosphere

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What is Medium-term climate change?

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What is Short-term climate change NOT an example of?

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What is the Earth's biggest carbon sink?

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