Land cover change

Which is NOT a potential impact of global warming?

• Destruction of coral reefs

• Flooding of coastal cities

• Less severe storms

• Increased droughts

Cities being hotter than surrounding areas due to dark surfaces absorbing sunlight is:

• Hot city effect

• Heat island effect

• Albedo impact

• Solar absorption effect

Arrangements, activities and inputs that people undertake in a certain land cover is called:

• Land cover

• Agriculture

• Farming

• Land use

Overgrazing, excess tillage, erosion, mining, urbanisation, disposal of industrial waste are all causes of:

• Land and soil degradation

• Industry and mining

• Urbanisation

• Sustainable land use

The main cause of deforestation in South America is:

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Timber logging and cattle farming

• Timber logging and palm oil plantations

• Fuel wood collection and agriculture

An impact of melting glaciers and ice sheets is?

• Less snow to ski on

• Reduced albedo and increased heat absorption

• Reduced sea levels and increased albedo

• None of the above

An example of land cover is:

• Palm oil plantation

• Mangroves

• Housing estate

• Beach resort

A main cause of desertification is:

• Unsustainable farming practices

• Overexposure to rainfall

• Constant low temperatures

• None of the above

As ocean temperatures rise, the ability to absorb CO2:

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• None of the above

Climate models predict which region will be impacted most by global warming?

• Australia

• North America

• Europe

• Polar regions