Responses To Climate Change
Overview
Faced with a warming world, countries have two broad choices: reduce the warming itself, or learn to live with its effects. Build a wind farm and you cut emissions; build a sea wall and you hold back the rising tide. One tackles the cause, the other the symptom, and the smartest strategies use both.
This lesson explains mitigation and adaptation, weighs the strengths and weaknesses of each, looks at international agreements such as the Paris Agreement, and then studies one country in detail: the Maldives, a nation of low lying islands fighting to stay above the sea.
Objectives
- The strategies (including national and international agreements) and techniques used to manage the impacts of climate change.
- An evaluation of mitigation (including international agreements) and adaptation strategies and techniques used to manage the impacts of climate change.
- One detailed specific example of a named country or region to include: • the impacts of climate change • the responses to climate change • the strategies and techniques being used to manage climate change; including sustainable.
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Congratulations on completing the lesson on Responses To Climate Change. Now that youve explored the key concepts and ideas, its time to put your knowledge to the test. This section offers a variety of practice questions designed to reinforce your understanding and help you gauge your grasp of the material.
You will encounter a mix of question types, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and essay questions. Each question is thoughtfully crafted to assess different aspects of your knowledge and critical thinking skills.
Use this evaluation section as an opportunity to reinforce your understanding of the topic and to identify any areas where you may need additional study. Don't be discouraged by any challenges you encounter; instead, view them as opportunities for growth and improvement.
- Which response is an example of MITIGATION? A. building a sea wall B. switching to wind power C. breeding drought resistant crops D. building houses on stilts Answer: B
- Which response is an example of ADAPTATION? A. planting forests B. using electric vehicles C. building flood defences D. carbon capture Answer: C
- The 2015 international treaty aiming to keep warming well below 2 degrees Celsius is the: A. Kyoto Protocol B. Paris Agreement C. Montreal Protocol D. Rio Declaration Answer: B
- The Maldives is especially threatened by climate change because it is: A. mountainous B. landlocked C. low lying D. very cold Answer: C
- A key weakness of mitigation is that: A. it harms people now B. its benefits are slow and it needs global cooperation C. it only protects one country D. it ignores emissions Answer: B
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