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Managing climate change – adaptation
I can understand how climate change can be managed through adaptation strategies.
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- Year 10
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Managing climate change – adaptation
I can understand how climate change can be managed through adaptation strategies.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Managing climate change can involve adaptation strategies.
- Adaptation strategies include change in agricultural systems and managing water supply.
- Adaptation involves reducing risk from rising sea levels.
Keywords
Irrigation - a method of supplying water to crops to help them grow
Desalination - the process of removing salt from seawater to make it suitable for drinking and irrigation
Coastal defences - structures built to protect land from the sea, e.g. sea walls
Common misconception
All adaptation strategies are expensive and complex.
Some adaptation strategies are cost-effective and simple, such as rainwater harvesting and crop rotation.
Encourage pupils to think of this at a local and individual level as well as looking at the larger scale, more complex, adapation strategies.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the main difference between climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation?
What is the main difference between climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation?
Mitigation focuses infrastructure, while adaptation focuses on education.
Mitigation is a short-term response, while adaptation is long-term.
Mitigation reduces the effects of global warming, while adaptation prevents it.
Q2.Which of the following is an example of climate change adaptation?
Which of the following is an example of climate change adaptation?
Reducing carbon emissions from factories
Planting more trees to absorb CO2
Implementing carbon taxes
Q3.How is climate change affecting agriculture?
How is climate change affecting agriculture?
Creating new plant diseases
Decreasing the use of pesticides
Q4.How can irrigation help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change, such as droughts?
How can irrigation help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change, such as droughts?
By increasing reliance on rainwater for crops
By reducing the need for machinery in farming
By preventing soil erosion completely
Q5.What is desalination and how can it be used to address water scarcity caused by climate change?
What is desalination and how can it be used to address water scarcity caused by climate change?
The process of extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
The practice of increasing rainfall in dry areas
The removal of harmful chemicals from freshwater sources
Q6.Which of the following is an example of a coastal defence strategy to protect against rising sea levels?
Which of the following is an example of a coastal defence strategy to protect against rising sea levels?
Installing wind turbines offshore
Relocating all people living in coastal areas
Reducing the number of ships in coastal waters
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords with their definitions.
Match the keywords with their definitions.
Q2.Strategies to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases are known as strategies.
Strategies to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases are known as strategies.
Q3.What are the adaptations to sea level rise?
What are the adaptations to sea level rise?
Taxing greenhouse gas emissions
Q4. forests are a natural flood management strategy.
forests are a natural flood management strategy.
