Mod 12 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What is module 12 all about
A
Climate change
2
Q
Is one of the most controversial issues of the time. It is a long term change in the average weather pattern that have come to define earth’s local, original and global climates.
A
Climate change
3
Q
What are the impacts of climate change
A
The temperature will continue to rise
The growing season will lenten
Changes in precipitation patterns
More droughts and heat waves
Cyclone will become stronger
Sea level will rise by 1 to 8 ft in 2100
The arctic lightly to become ice free
Coral bleaching
Degradation of ecosystem
4
Q
Climate change is the primary driver of _______.
A
Biodiversity loss
5
Q
Summer
A
MAM
6
Q
Southwest monsoon
A
JJA
7
Q
Northeast monsoon
A
DJF
8
Q
Transition
A
SON
