Climate Change
What is CO2?
Carbon Dioxide
What is drought?
No water
Where do they occur?
Between the tropics (along the equator)
France?
Paris
The tallest mountain in the world?
Mt Everest
Name 3 Fossil Fuels
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
What is the country we did a case study on?
South Sudan
what are tropical storms called in Japan?
Tyohoons
China?
Beijing
Longest river in Asia?
The Yangtze
Explain Orbital Theory
Every so often the earths orbit is a different shape so we orbit closer to the sun. We are also tilted on an axis, spinning in space. Makes you feel small
What is the natural disaster where there is a chronic shortage of food?
Famine
What temperature must the water be?
26 degrees celsius
Thailand?
Bangkok
Tallest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa
How does agriculture contribute to climate change (3 ways)
cattle farming, methane. Deforestation and rotting organic matter
What is it called when tribes steal each other's animals?
Cattle Raiding
What are tropical storms called in Australia?
Willie-Willys
Vietnam?
Hanoi
Which countries share the largest land border?
USA and Canada
Name a greenhouse gas other than CO2 or Methane
What is the capital of South Sudan?
Juba
What's the name of the place in Bangladesh that gets lots of tropical storms?
Bay of Bengal
Brazil?
Brasilia
What percentage of the world is Ice?
10%