Year 10 - Geography
Managing climate change – mitigation
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 can be managed through mitigation strategies.
Key Notes
- Managing climate change can involve mitigation strategies.
- Mitigation strategies include alternative energy production, carbon capture and planting trees.
- Mitigation can involve international agreements.
Vocabulary To Learn
- mitigation: actions to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases
- renewable energy: energy from natural sources that are constantly replenished, like wind and solar
- Paris Agreement: an international treaty on climate change aiming to limit global warming
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Individuals cannot make significant contributions to mitigation.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Managing climate change can involve mitigation strategies. Mitigation strategies include alternative energy production, carbon capture and planting trees.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'mitigation'
actions to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Individuals cannot make significant contributions to mitigation. Correction: Although national and international mitigation strategies are essential to achieve meaingful mitigation of climate change, individual actions, such as reducing energy use, collectively contribute to mitigation efforts.
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