Year 10 - Geography
Effects of climate change on people and the environment
Climate change
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about the evidence, causes and impacts of climate change. Pupils learn that climate change is not just a recent trend but that it has occurred natuarlly over geological time. Pupils will also learn about the strategic options associated with mitigation and adaptation.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how climate change affects people and the environment.
Key Notes
- Climate change due to human activity is causing sea level rise, declining Arctic ice and more extreme weather events.
- Climate change is affecting people and the environment.
- With a range of projections, for example for global temperatures, there is uncertainty about future climates.
Vocabulary To Learn
- extreme weather: when a weather event is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern
- social impact: the effect on people and communities due to an event or situation
- biodiversity: a measure of the variety of living organisms within a particular habitat, ecosystem, biome, or all over Earth
- food security: when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All regions will be equally affected by climate change.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Climate change due to human activity is causing sea level rise, declining Arctic ice and more extreme weather events. Climate change is affecting people and the environment.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'extreme weather'
when a weather event is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: All regions will be equally affected by climate change. Correction: Different regions experience the effects of climate change differently due to environmental, economic and social factors.
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