Topic 3.1 and 3.2 Climate

Which one of the following describes mitigation strategies?

• Efforts to adjust climate change and its effects to reduce harm to people and the environment

• Using renewable energy to replace fossil fuels

• Building seawalls to cope with flooding

• To cope with impacts of climate change that are already happening

The Sahel region in Africa is already experiencing droughts. Climate change is expected to make the droughts worse, worsening food production even more. Which term best describes this situation?

• Adaptation strategies

• Disadvantaged Communities

• Threat multiplier

• Climate Action

Which of the following factors are NOT considered in measuring climate risks?

• Exposure

• Onset

• Nature of hazard

• Vulnerability of the location

Which ONE of the following is an example of longer-term climate-related hazard?

• Torrential rains brought by tropical cyclones

• Floods

• Sea level rise

• Crop failure

_______________ refers to the conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors, which increase the susceptibility of people to the impacts of climate change. (hint: look at TB pg. 67)

When Tanzania had extreme floods in 2015, many people were forced to drink contaminated water. Which one of the following diseases may there be an outbreak of if people were to drink contaminated water?

• SARS

• Malaria

• Dengue

• Cholera

Which one of the following words describe extremely dry environments?

• coastal

• arid

• catastrophic

Proximity to coastal environments are more likely to be exposed to... (there is more than one answer)

• droughts

• storm surges

• cyclones

• thunderstorms

The impacts of climate change are ______ , placing additional burdens on disadvantaged communities and developing countries. (hint: answer is on TB pg. 63)

You now know what adaptation strategies are. Which one of the following is an example of adaptation strategies?

• Reducing deforestation

• Using solar panels

• Seawalls in East Coast Park to protect coastlines from rising sea levels

• Refusing single-use plastics