Climate Change (Basics and Significance) Lesson Study Guide
As you go through the corresponding slideshow, fill in the blanks of important facts about
climate change and its significance!
A. Explanation:
● Climate change is a _________ change in the average weather patterns that normally
define_____, _______, and _______ climates.
● What are the main human activities that cause GHG emissions?
a. ______________
b. ______________
c. ______________
d. ______________
e. ______________
B. Greenhouse Effect:
● What gets trapped in the atmosphere? Where does it go?
● ________ % of the heat trapped in our atmosphere ends up being absorbed into the
world's oceans.
C. Factors of Climate Change:
● Why is Carbon Dioxide such an important factor?
○ Most __________ pollutant in the atmosphere.
○ Present in every ________ and ________ thing.
● Why is human development a factor in climate change? Give three reasons.
○ ___________
○ ___________
○ ___________
● How are Fertilizers and the Agricultural Industry connected?
○ Contribute to ______, which in turn leads to ________, in our water sources
causing ______ ______, and erosion.
D. Emissions:
● What were two of the different pollutants that were discussed? ___________ &
____________.
● One major contributor of ____________ levels on earth is cows burping!
E. Effects:
● Agriculture and deforestation both emit about _________% of greenhouse gas
emissions
● __________ square feet of Arctic summer sea ice melts for every airline passenger who
flies ___________ miles.”
● What does LOWERN stand for? What does it help us identify?
○ L:
○ O:
○ W:
○ E:
○ R:
○ N:
■ It identifies what effects the ______ and why.
F. Flora and Fauna:
● In the past ______ years, the US has experienced roughly _______ more large wildfires
every year than the year before.
● Between 2014 and 2018, the federal government spent an average of __________
fighting wildfires every year
● Estimations suggest that ____ in ____ species will become extinct with severe global
warming.
● ___________ species can adapt faster than ____________ species can to warmer
temperatures
G. Economics:
● ___________, _____________, and _____land use generate about ____ of human
GHG emissions (40%+ of methane).
● _____ make up ____% of all US carbon emissions.
● Producing the _______ we eat creates nearly ____% of emissions.
H. By Country:
● Why do you think Sweden has so little CO2 emission contribution in comparison to the
top three countries?
○ ___________
○ ___________
I. Significance of Climate Change:
● Climate justice is the connection between ________ justice & _______ justice in regards
to climate change.
● ________________________________ describes how climate change is not caused by
a single agent, but by a vast number of individuals and institutions not unified by a
comprehensive structure of agency.
3 Important Implications:
1. Climate change is a ____________________ phenomenon
2. Climate change impacts are _______________________
3. Backloading implies that climate change is a ___________phenomenon
● Climate change is often confused with __________
● Climate change is natural, but it is the ____________of change at which it is currently
happening which is concerning to scientists now
● The Tragedy of the ___________ is when a resource is shared among many people. In
the absence of regulation, each individual will have a tendency to exploit the
____________to his/her own advantage, typically without limit, depleting the resource.
