Unit 6: Atmospheric Systems and Societies
Topic 6.3: Climate Change — Mitigation and Adaptation Questions
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A city builds more cycling lanes and improves public transport. Outline two ways this can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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A farmer changes planting dates after several years of warmer springs. Identify whether this is reactive or anticipatory adaptation.
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A coastal town builds a sea wall to protect homes from storm surges. Identify the type of adaptation shown.
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Define the term climate change adaptation.
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Outline one strength and one limitation of using international agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, to address climate change.
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Define the term environmental value system (EVS).
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Outline two adaptation strategies a coastal farming community could use to cope with the effects of climate change.
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A company switches to LED lighting and improves building insulation. Explain why energy efficiency is considered a mitigation strategy.
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A government aims to reduce the cause of climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Define the term mitigation.
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A community reduces meat consumption and energy use to lower emissions. Identify the EVS most closely associated with this approach.
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Table 1 shows estimated emission reductions from four strategies in one city. Using the data, identify the strategy with the largest reduction and justify your answer with data.
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A government prioritises carbon capture, nuclear power, and geoengineering. Identify the dominant EVS.
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Distinguish between mitigation and adaptation as responses to climate change, using one example of each.
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A country replaces coal power stations with wind and solar. Identify the main greenhouse gas emission that is reduced.
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Suggest one criticism an ecocentric thinker might make of relying on carbon capture and storage.
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A city installs green roofs and increases urban tree cover. Outline two benefits for adapting to hotter summers.
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Identify the year in which global COâ‚‚ emissions were highest, and use the data to suggest whether the international agreement signed in 2015 had, by 2020, succeeded in reducing global emissions.
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Explain three ways in which protecting and restoring forests can act as a mitigation strategy for climate change.
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Using the data, calculate the projected percentage increase in the city's spending on climate adaptation between 2020 and 2050, and suggest one reason adaptation costs are expected to rise.
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A factory installs carbon capture and storage (CCS). Outline one advantage and one limitation of CCS as a mitigation strategy.
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