Glossary
Climate Change
Big Problems,
Big Solutions
Big Solutions
Social Studies General Knowledge
Wild Card!
100
Harmful substances released into the environment by humans
What is Pollution?
100
It is an outdated term for climate change
What is Global Warming?
100
It is the global commons shown in this picture
What is Antarctica?
100
It is the most populous country in the world
What is India?
100
It is a doctor who specialises in hearts
What is a cardiologist?
200
Human-made materials created from organic polymers that do not break down naturally
What are Plastics?
200
It is the process shown in this diagram
What is the greenhouse effect?
200
It is the issue shown in this picture
What is deforestation?
200
They are the two features shown on the y axis of a climate graph
What are temperature and precipitation?
200
It is a TV show starring these people
What is The Chase?
300
The ability to continue forever
What is Sustainability?
300
It is an impact of climate change, shown in this picture
What is drought?
300
It is UN Sustainable Development Goal #1
What is No Poverty?
300
They are the 6 political parties currently with seats in New Zealand's Parliament
What are National, Labour, Te Pati Maori, Greens, ACT, and NZ First
300
It is the name of this sport
What is Jai Alai?
400
The idea that a group of people should all help to fix something, because they all partly caused it
What is Collective Responsibility?
400
They are at least 5 of the 6 causes of climate change that we have studied
What are burning fossil fuels, animal agriculture, deforestation, wildfire, landfills/waste, and industrial processes?
400
They are the 4 global commons
What are Antarctica, the high seas, the atmosphere, and outer space?
400
It is the type of election system used in New Zealand
What is Mixed Member Proportional (MMP)?
400
It is New Zealand's only native mammal
What is the pekapeka (bat)?
500
The action of reducing the severity or seriousness of something
What is Mitigation?
500
They are 4 greenhouse gases that cause climate change
What are CO2, CH4, N2O, and water vapour?
500
It is a country responsible for 19% of global GHG emissions
What is the USA?
500
It is my name and title
Dame Cindy Kiro, Governor-General of NZ
500
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What is croquembouche?