Unit 9: Option C — Extreme Environments
Topic 9.4: Extreme environments' futures Questions
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2025
Outline one way warming of permafrost areas could bring an opportunity to settlements.
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2024
For two different new technologies, explain how each supports communities in cold extreme environments.
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Solar power suits hot, arid environments mainly because they have…
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2019
Suggest three ways thawing permafrost and warming could affect people on Arctic coasts.
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A warmer climate affects glaciers in a mountain area by…
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The three pillars of sustainable development are…
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An adaptation that helps Andean farmers cope with glacier melt is…
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2024
Outline one way glacier retreat harms communities that depend on glacial rivers.
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Outline one way buildings in Arctic settlements are affected as permafrost thaws.
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2019
Suggest three ways thawing permafrost could affect people living in Arctic towns.
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2024
Outline one hazard that melting glaciers create for mountain communities.
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For two different new technologies, explain how each supports sustainable development in hot, arid environments.
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2022
Explain two ways solar power can help communities in hot, arid areas develop sustainably.
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Mountain glaciers are retreating in many high environments. Outline one way this harms a nearby community and explain how it does so.
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2022
Explain two ways large-scale solar power can support sustainable development in desert regions.
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2025
Outline one way thawing permafrost affects access to Arctic settlements.
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The table below shows climate-change impacts on four extreme environments and a response used in each.
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2020
Explain two ways warming changes where ice and water are found in high mountains.
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Explain two ways a warmer climate changes the ice in a glaciated mountain range.
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