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Initial Publication Date: December 2, 2013

Unit 6 Study Guide: Climate Change and You

This study guide provides an opportunity to test your understanding of some of the concepts you have learned, as well as new vocabulary. For each of the questions associated with new vocabulary, provide yourself with an opportunity to try to answer the question before uncovering the clues or the answer. The conceptual questions are designed to prompt discussion and thought on these topics.

New Vocabulary and Terminology

  • Describe what "climate change mitigation" means.
  • What is "climate change adaptation"?
  • What is the HARITA program?
  • Describe what a "cool roof" is and how it is related to climate change adaptation.
  • What is an "urban hot spot?"
  • What is a "polder," where are they found, and how are polders related to climate change?
  • Describe the concept of "selective relocation" and how this strategy is being used as a climate change adaptation strategy.

Conceptual questions

  1. How does installing a "cool roof" help mitigate (or adapt to) climate change? Do you think that this can be effective on a large scale?
  2. Is planting trees primarily a climate change mitigation or adaptation strategy? How does planting trees aid in climate change mitigation/adaptation?
  3. Describe the spectrum of responses of the insurance industry to climate change.
  4. How might low-lying coastal areas adapt to rising sea level associated with climate change?
  5. What are some factors that increase a community's vulnerability to flooding?



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These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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