Geography HW- Extreme Weather

Name an example of a recent extreme weather event in the uk

Extratropical Storm Darragh, December 2024

Give three examples of fossil fuels

Coal, oil, and gas

Give three effects of climate change

Sea level rise

More extreme weather events

Droughts

What are the effects of long-term climate change

The earth has experienced interglacial and glacial periods

Give three big points for mitigation strategies

Alternative (renewable energy production

Carbon capture and storage

International agreements

What are methods to reduce the causes of climate change called?

Mitigation

Give a specific example of alternative (renewable) energy

Noor solar farm in Morocco which covers 3000 hectares of land and provides energy for 4m people

Finish the chant: and what do greenhouse gasses do?

absorb and re-emit infrared radiation

What is climate change?

Long-term shifts in average temperatures and precipitation across a large area

What are methods to help people cope with the effects of climate change called?

Adaptation

Give two examples of greenhouse gases

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Finish the chant: when fossil duels are burned…

greenhouse gases are released

Give three examples of natural factors that can cause long-term climate change

Volcanic activity

Orbital changes

Sunspots

Give four human activities that cause recent climate change

deforestation, manufacturing, electricity generation, and transportation

Give a specific example of an international agreement

In 2021, at COP26 in Glasgow, world leaders agreed to “halt and reverse” deforestation by 2030

Give a specific example of carbon capture

Zero Carbon Humber Project in North-east England