The Challenge of Natural HazardsHigh Exam FrequencyAQA

Climate Change and Hazard Response

Revise Climate Change and Hazard Response in The Challenge of Natural Hazards for GCSE Geography with 15 exam-style questions and 20 flashcards. This is a high-frequency exam topic, so students should expect to explain it clearly under timed conditions.

Sample Flashcards

What is mitigation?
Action taken to reduce the causes of climate change.
What is adaptation?
Action taken to adjust to the effects of climate change.

Sample Questions

What do greenhouse gases do in the atmosphere?

  • A. They reflect sunlight back into space before it reaches Earth
  • B. They trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the Earth
  • C. They cause rainfall by attracting water vapour
  • D. They absorb ultraviolet radiation from the Sun
1 markfoundation

Explain how burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change. [2 marks]

2 marksstandard

15

exam-style questions

20

revision flashcards

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