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In which century did the greenhouse emissions most occur?
Twentieth Century
What is a similarity between early stages of the Industrial Revolution and the oil industry today?
The oil industry makes a profit
Who issued a report identifying health risks associated with climate change in 2017?
The United Nations
Which term do scholars use to describe the start of Anthropocene
The Great Acceleration
What percentage of United States greenhouse emissions were carbon dioxide in 2020?
73%
What does the Milankovitch cycles establish for the Earth?
Movement in relation to the sun
Which event occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
Development of the steam Engine
What does 90% of carbon dioxide emissions results from ?
Fossil Fuels
In 2021 how much of the worlds oil did China consume?
15%
Approximately how much carbon dioxide did India emit in 1990?
500 million tons
How did climate change affect the transmission of diseases?
It expands the geographical range of many diseases
How did global warming primarily contribute to the risk of wildfires?
Warmer temperatures amplify wind conditions
Understanding the Anthropocene requires scientists to determine ___?
The impact of human activity on nature
How did the discovery of oil in Kirkuk affect the local society?
Strained relationships among its diverse group
Who argued that carbon dioxide could interact with water vapor to raise earth's temperature?
Eunice Newton Foote
Why did European empires primarily begin to establish colonies? (2 answers 200 points each)
To extract natural recourses and human labor
Which country produces the most carbon emissions
China
How did climatic conditions in the Early Holocene differ from the Anthropocene?
The effects of climate change were less evenly distributed
How are the ecological impacts of droughts different from the agricultural impacts?
Ecological impacts typically last longer than six months
Scientists constantly revise their models of climate change in response to new date about?
Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
How does India's carbon dioxide emissions per person compare to the United States' emissions per capita per person?
Less than 1/7 of United States emissions
How do China's cumulative CO2 emissions since 1750 compare to those of Western nations?
China has emitted four times as much CO2
What measure did Western European countries take to address global warming? (250 points each)
They implemented carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems
What do climatic conditions often drive insurance companies to do?
Stop insuring property in disaster-prone regions.
Why did Western powers maintain colonial relationships in the nineteenth century?
To facilitate religious missionary work and conversations