Uneven Development and Climate Change (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
Why LIDCs more vulnerable to climate change?
Why LIDCs more vulnerable to climate change?
Lack financial resources, technology & infrastructure to adapt
Who suffers most from climate change impacts?
Who suffers most from climate change impacts?
Countries that contributed least to causing it
What causes sea level to rise?
What causes sea level to rise?
Ocean water expands & melting ice sheets add water
Why cyclones becoming stronger?
Why cyclones becoming stronger?
Warmer oceans provide more energy for tropical storms
How long have ACs produced carbon emissions?
How long have ACs produced carbon emissions?
Over 200 years through industrial development
Effects of melting glaciers on water supply?
Effects of melting glaciers on water supply?
Initial flooding, then long-term water shortages
How climate change spreads disease?
How climate change spreads disease?
Rising temps let disease carriers survive in new areas
Which diseases spread to new regions?
Which diseases spread to new regions?
Malaria and dengue fever
Areas most threatened by coastal flooding?
Areas most threatened by coastal flooding?
Bangladesh & Pacific/Indian Ocean islands
Effect of climate change on urban heat?
Effect of climate change on urban heat?
Intensifies urban heat island effect, raising temps