The impacts of climate change on Tuvalu
I can explain why some people in Tuvalu are at risk of becoming displaced due to climate change.
- Year 7
The impacts of climate change on Tuvalu
I can explain why some people in Tuvalu are at risk of becoming displaced due to climate change.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Tuvalu is a low elevation coastal zone.
- Building coastal defences for small island nations can be challenging due to their low elevation.
- The residents of Tuvalu could become displaced as a consequence of climate change.
- A displaced person is someone who is forced to move due to something outside their control such as flooding.
Keywords
Climate change - large-scale, long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperature
Sea level - the average height reached by the sea or an ocean, measured between high tide and low tide
Elevation - the height of a geographical feature or location above the mean sea level
To be displaced - to be forced to move due to something outside human control such as flooding
Common misconception
That sea level is constantly the same and that elevation is the same as height in general.
Sea level changes with the tides; the measure that we use as a baseline is the mean (average) sea level. This is used to calculate elevation of geographical features; sea level is taken as zero and every 1 metre in height is 1 metre above sea level.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
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