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GCSE Geography: Climate change
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Name the three natural factors that can cause climate change.
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Orbital changes, volcanic activity and solar output.
Name the three human factors that can cause climate change.
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Use of fossil fuels, agriculture and deforestation.
From which geological period does evidence for climate change begin?
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The Quaternary period (from its beginning to the present day).
What is meant by mitigation of climate change?
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Reducing the causes of climate change (e.g. cutting greenhouse gas emissions).
What is meant by adaptation to climate change?
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Responding to the changes and effects of climate change rather than tackling its causes.
Carbon capture and planting trees are examples of climate change ?.
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mitigation
Managing water supply in response to climate change is an example of ?.
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adaptation
Is changing agricultural systems a mitigation or adaptation strategy for climate change?
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Adaptation — it responds to the effects of climate change rather than reducing its causes.
Are international agreements a mitigation or adaptation strategy for climate change?
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Mitigation — they aim to reduce the causes, such as emissions from fossil fuels.
Is alternative energy production a mitigation or adaptation strategy for climate change?
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Mitigation — it reduces fossil fuel use, a cause of climate change.
Reducing the risk from rising sea levels is a form of climate change ?.
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adaptation
Which two broad categories of factors cause climate change?
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Natural factors and human factors.
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