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Unit 11.4
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What are the effects of climate change?
Key Questions:
1.
What are the harmful effects of climate change?
2.
What are the possible benefits of climate change?
Preparatory task
Find out the meaning of the BOLD words. Write down the definition in Chinese in the boxes below.
Passage A
1. Global warming may bring benefits to some people and places. Below are some examples.
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Shorter and warmer winters save more energy in cold areas.
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The number of deaths caused by cold weather will drop.
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(1) Crop yields may increase with a lengthened (2) growing season and a longer (3) frost-free
period.
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Shorter shipping routes and make (4) oil drilling easier for the countries around (5) the Arctic
Circle.
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The problem of (6) water shortages will be eased.
2. However, there are harmful effects brought by global warming. For example,
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Melting ice at the Poles increases the (7) sea levels.
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More climatic hazards such as flooding, drought, (8) heat waves, wildfires, stronger typhoons and
(9) blizzards can be found.
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(10) Spread of disease such as locust is very common.
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(11) Extinction of species such as polar bear and coral can be found.
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(12) Disruption of crop yields and food supply will also be found.
English
1.
crop yields
2.
growing season
3.
frost-free period
4.
oil drilling
5.
the Arctic Circle
6.
water shortage
7.
sea levels
8.
heat waves
9.
blizzards
10. spread of diseases
11. extinction of species
12. disruption of crop yields
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QESOSA Tong Kwok Wah Secondary School
Changing climate, changing environments 
2014-2015 S3 Geography
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Name:
1. What are the harmful effects of climate change?(Textbook p.27-32)
Task 1: The following figures show the harmful effects of climate change. Identify and describe the
effects.
Effect 1: ____________________________
Figure 1a: Melting ice at the Poles
Figure 1b:
A sinking of Maldives
Ice __________
Temperature
increases
Sea levels ________
Low-lying or coastal
areas will be ________
Seawater ___________
Effect 2: _____________________________
Figure 2a
A severe typhoon in Myanmar
in 2008
Figure 2b
Blizzards in the USA in 2008
Figure 2c
A great flood in Taiwan in 2009
Figure 2d
Severe drought in Yunnan in
2010
Figure 2e
People cool off in a fountain in
France during the heat waves
attack in 2010
Figure 2f
Fire fighters battling with a big
wildfire in south-eastern
Australia in 2002
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_________
Temperature
increases
Name:
More water vapour is
converted to rain or _____
In wet areas:
Evaporation and rain
(increase / decrease)
(More / Less)
heavy rain
In dry areas:
Relative humidity
(increases / decreases)
More
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More strong ________ and
________
More _________
Soil
__________
__________
More heat _________
More _________
Effect 3: _____________________________
Figure 3a: Mosquitoes help spread diseases
Temperature
increases
Spread of tropical __________ to temperate areas, e.g. ___________________
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Effect 4: ______________________________
Figure 4a: A hungry polar bear on a piece of
melting ice.
Figure 4b: Pine trees in the temperate areas
are easily infected with insects and
die.
Figure 4c: Some coral reefs in warmer waters have turned white and died
Temperature
increases
Affect the __________ of plants
and animals
Extinction of _____________,
e.g. polar bears, ___________
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Effect 5: _____________________________________
Figure 5a
Flooded fields along the
Missouri River after a severe
rainstorm in June 2011, the
USA
Temperature
increases
Figure 5b
A cornfield destroyed by
drought
________ become more active,
e.g __________
Figure 5c
A swarm of locust is eating up
the plant
Disruption of crop __________
and the food __________
Task 2: Use the following graphic organizer to summarize the harmful effects of climatic change.
Rising sea level / low-lying area will be
flooded
the harmful effects of
climatic change.
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2. What are the possible benefits of climate change?(Textbook p.26-27)
The following table shows the possible impact of global warming. Complete the table.
Positive impact of global warming
(1) Positive environmental impact:
Shorter and warmer winters save more ____________ in cold areas.
(2) Positive social impact:
The number of deaths caused by cold weather will ___________.
The problem of
_________________will be eased in some areas.
(3) Positive impact on farming:
Crop yields may increase with a _________________ and ________________.
Some kinds of plants will probably be able to grow closer to
________________.
(4) Positive economic impact:
Creates shorter ______________ and makes _____________easier for the countries
around
_________________.
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