Climate Change in the Past and Present Flashcards

Flashcards about climate change in the past and present.

What is the vision of the United States Academic Decathlon?

To provide students the opportunity to excel academically through team competition.

Name the four subsystems of Earth System Science (ESS).

Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere.

What are forcings in the context of climate change?

External forces that alter the stability of weather and climate, including solar energy, volcanoes, and greenhouse gases.

What is the greenhouse effect?

The process by which gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap heat, warming the planet.

What is a proxy in the study of climate history?

A natural feature that shows evidence of being impacted by specific climate conditions, used to infer past climate conditions.

What is dendrochronology?

The practice of analyzing tree rings to gather information about past climatic conditions.

What are instrumental records in climate history?

Precise and accurate information recorded by scientific instruments used to identify trends in the climate.

What do climate historians study?

Sources from the archives of society to analyze past climate conditions.

What is historical climatology/paleoclimatology?

A study of climate that relies primarily on the archives of nature.

What is climate determinism?

The argument that climate sets the course for human history.

What is the Anthropocene?

A proposed geological epoch where humans have become the driving force in planetary change, particularly in climate.

When did the Early Holocene subseries/subepoch or the Greenlandian Stage/Age occur?

11,700 to 8,236 years ago

When did the Middle Holocene subseries/subepoch of the Northgrippian Stage/Age occur?

8,236 to 4,250 years ago

When did the Late Holocene subseries/subepoch or the Meghalayan Stage/Age occur?

4,250 years ago to the present

Around what year did large agrarian societies begin to develop?

3500 bce

What is a key cultural idea in China when looking at the weather's effect on the fall of powerful families?

The mandate of heaven

What are some effects of the LIA in parts of Africa?

A decrease in rainfall and a rise in drought conditions.

What are the three components of the triple planetary crisis?

Climate Change, Air Pollution, Biodiversity Loss

What is geoengineering??

Manipulating the Earth’s environment on purpose to counteract the current trends of climate change.

When was the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established?

1992