Climate Change (AQA GCSE Geography)

Topic Questions

11 mark

Study Figure 3, a graph showing variation in average global temperatures, 1880-2017.

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Using Figure 3, which one of the following statements is true?

Shade one circle only.

  • In the early 1940s global temperatures were below the 20th century average.

  • Global temperatures showed a steady increase between 1940 and 1980.

  • The 15 hottest years were all recorded between 1995 and 2017.

  • Global temperatures have been above the 20th century average every year since 1960.

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21 mark

Study Figure 5, a world map showing projected global temperature change between 2000 and 2100.

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Using Figure 5, which one of the following statements is true?

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  • The greatest increase in temperature will be along the Equator.

  • Most of Africa will have a rise in temperature of between 0 degreeC and 0.5 degreeC.

  • The oceans will show a greater increase in temperature than land areas.

  • Areas north of 60 degreeN will have the greatest increase in temperature.

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31 mark

Give one natural cause of changes in global temperatures.

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42 marks

Give two pieces of evidence, other than the change in global temperature, that show climate change has taken place.

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51 mark

State one source of evidence for long-term climate change during the Quaternary period.

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6a2 marks

The challenge of natural hazards

Study Figure 1, a graph showing changes in the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.   

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(a)
Describe the change in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere shown in Figure 1
6b2 marks
(b)
Outline one reason why the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has changed over time.

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72 marks

Study Figure 2, a map showing how global surface temperatures might change by 2070.

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Using Figure 2, which two of the following statements are true?

Shade two circles only.

A Changes in temperature are likely to be lowest in equatorial areas.
B Temperatures in Asia are likely to rise by 1 °C.
C Temperatures over most of the sea areas north of 60° N are expected to increase by 4 °C.
D Temperatures over the whole of Africa are likely to rise by 3 °C or 4 °C.
E The central parts of the continents are expected to have the lowest rise in temperature.
F The rise in sea temperatures is likely to be greatest south of the equator.


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19 marks

Study Figure 4, photographs showing some causes of climate change.

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To what extent is climate change the result of human actions?

Use Figure 4 and your own understanding.

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29 marks

Managing climate change involves both reducing causes (mitigation) and responding to change (adaptation)

Do you agree?

Explain your answer 

Use figure 6 and your own understanding

Mitigation Strategies - Afforestation

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Adaptation Strategies - Homes on Stilts

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39 marks

'The greatest impacts of climate change are social and economic, not environmental'

Do you agree?

Explain your answer

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14 marks

Explain how alternative energy production and planting trees may help to reduce the rate of climate change.

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24 marks

Explain how the increasing use of fossil fuels and changes in agriculture may have contributed to global changes in temperature.

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34 marks

Explain how natural factors can cause climate change.

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44 marks

Explain two ways in which climate change can be mitigated

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51 mark

Explain two economic impacts of climate change

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