Climate Change Flashcards
1
Q
Explain natural causes of climate change
A
- Volcanic eruption: hot
- Volcanic eruptions: cold
- Milankovitch cycle
- Earths axial tilt
- Sunspots
- Ocean currents
2
Q
Human causes of climate change
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- Burning fossil fuels
- Farm animals
- Spreading chemicals
- Deforestation
- CFCs
- Landfill
3
Q
Effects of Climate Change
A
- Malaria can spread to the UK
- Coastal settlements become uninhabitable
- Drought and flooding is more common
- Farming becomes more difficult
- Threatened Scotland’s ski industry
- Polar habitats melting
- ocean acidification
- soils turning to sand
4
Q
Management strategies
A
- Encourage people to walk or cycle to work
- Encourage people to not holiday abroad
- Use lower energy lightbulbs
- Government road tax reduced for lower emitting vehicles
- Charge 25p for plastic bags
- Different bins supplied for more recycling
- Grants help home owners insulate roofs and instal solar panels
- COP26 summits
