Araling Panlipunan 10 – Climate Change and Global Warming

These flashcards cover definitions, scientific concepts, global agreements, Philippine initiatives, and classroom activities related to climate change and global warming.

What is climate change according to the UN?

Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns that can occur naturally or from human activities such as volcanic eruptions and changes in solar activity.

How does Merriam-Webster define global warming?

An increase in Earth’s atmospheric and oceanic temperatures expected from a strengthened greenhouse effect largely caused by pollution.

Why are certain gases called “greenhouse gases” according to Schneider?

Because they absorb and re-emit heat like the glass of a greenhouse, trapping warmth in the atmosphere.

What does Mastrandrea say happens when there is an excess of greenhouse gases?

It leads to a rise in the planet’s temperature.

What is the greenhouse effect?

The process by which greenhouse gases trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere, keeping the planet warmer than it would otherwise be.

Give three major greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

Carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O).

What overall percentage reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions did the Kyoto Protocol require of industrialized nations for 2008–2012?

An average cut of 5.2 % below 1990 levels.

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

A 1997 international treaty that sets legally binding targets for developed countries to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

Which 1992 conference is considered the first major global meeting on climate change?

The Earth Summit (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro.

What does COP stand for in UN climate meetings?

Conference of the Parties.

Identify one political aspect of climate change.

Creation and enforcement of environmental laws and government policies addressing emissions.

Identify one economic aspect of climate change.

Impacts on energy costs, industry productivity, and overall national income due to climate-related disruptions.

Identify one social aspect of climate change.

Effects on public health, community displacement, and social inequality.

Which Philippine law serves as the primary framework for climate action?

Republic Act 9729, the Climate Change Act of 2009.

Why is the Philippines considered highly vulnerable to climate change according to the 2024 SONA?

Its geographic location exposes it to severe climate-related hazards such as typhoons, floods, and sea-level rise.

To what global mechanism did the Philippines recently secure a board seat?

The Loss and Damage Fund addressing climate impacts in vulnerable nations.

What is carbon sequestration?

Capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide to reduce its concentration in the atmosphere.

State two recommended actions to mitigate climate change besides carbon sequestration.

Reducing fossil-fuel consumption and strengthening international agreements on emissions reduction.

Name one way local governments and private businesses can cooperate to fight climate change.

Implementing community renewable-energy projects and enforcing stricter waste-management practices.

According to Apocalypse (Revelation) 11:18, what will happen to those who destroy the Earth?

God will destroy those who destroy the Earth.

List the learning competencies for AP10 related to climate change.

Explain the political, economic, and social aspects of climate change and assess its effects on the environment, society, and livelihood.

What classroom activity demonstrates climate change’s impact on the environment, society, and livelihood through role-play?

Gawain 2: ‘E’ Ano Naman?’ where three groups portray the effects on environment, society, and human livelihood.

In the class task ‘Dalawa ay maigi kaysa isa,’ what are students asked to do?

Write 5–8 sentences with a partner on how they can help lessen climate change and global warming.

Which gases, besides CO₂, are specifically targeted for reduction under the Kyoto Protocol?

Methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

What does the term ‘global temperature anomaly’ refer to in climate data charts?

The deviation of global average temperature from a baseline period, showing how much warmer or cooler a year is compared to that baseline.

What is one argument cited by critics of U.S. participation in the Kyoto Protocol?

It exempts large emitters like China and India, potentially harming the U.S. economy.