Year 9 - Geography
Our future climate
Anthropocene: What is the impact of humans on the world?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about how humans have affected our world by looking at environmental issues such as plastic pollution and the impact of fossil fuel use. The unit leads pupils to question whether we are in a new geological epoch.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe how the climate may change in the future and what the impacts could be.
Key Notes
- Climate models predict rising temperatures and more extreme weather.
- Sea levels are expected to rise due to melting ice and thermal expansion.
- Some regions may face drought, while others experience more flooding.
- Climate change may increase migration and conflict over resources.
- Actions taken now will influence how severe future climate change becomes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- climate model: a computer program that uses maths and science to predict how Earth's climate might change in the future
- extreme weather: a severe weather event or any weather significantly different from the average
- food security: when people have regular access to enough safe, nutritious food to live healthy lives
- migration: moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Climate change is going to cause the planet to get hotter and drier.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Climate models predict rising temperatures and more extreme weather. Sea levels are expected to rise due to melting ice and thermal expansion.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'climate model'
a computer program that uses maths and science to predict how Earth's climate might change in the future.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Climate change is going to cause the planet to get hotter and drier. Correction: The planet is getting hotter. Some places are going to get hotter whereas some places are going to get wetter.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Alternative energy supplies Study Guide
- An introduction to the Anthropocene Study Guide
- Evidence of the Anthropocene Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating air pollution data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Planning an air pollution enquiry and collecting data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Presenting air pollution data Study Guide
- Global governance Study Guide
- Phasing out fossil fuels Study Guide
- Plastic pollution Study Guide
- Sustainability: A new way of living Study Guide
- The human impact on ecosystems Study Guide
- The impact of consumption Study Guide
- Threats to oceans Study Guide
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