The effects of global climate change on places, societies and environmental systems 

Climate change and the hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, including:

• water stored in ice and oceans, and changing sea levels

• carbon stored in ice, oceans and the biosphere

• incidence and severity of extreme weather events, including drought

• spatial changes in biomes, habitats and animal migration patterns

• changes to agriculture, including crop yields, limits of cultivation, soil erosion

Impacts of climate change on people and places, including health hazards, migration and ocean transport routes

Synthesis, evaluation and skills opportunities

The uneven spatial distribution of effects [of climate change] and uncertainty about their timing, scale and impacts for individuals and societies

Climate change will impact the interaction between different places and environments.

• In groups, you will create a 5 to 10 minute presentation on one of the following set of questions. 

• Your role will be to explain the impacts of climate change to your classmates. 

  • You may give different impacts depending on temperature change

  • Do not explain the causes (too much)

• You must define all of your vocabulary and concepts

• Have a detailed slideshow to share with your class 

• You may include readings, videos, review activities and question/answer time. 

• Include simple case studies when applicable

• When relevant, include Place, Power, Process and Possibility concepts to your explanations

• Include a source page

• Hyperlink your work here

Changes in the Hydrosphere

1. water stored in ice and oceans, and changing sea levels

   • importance of seawater salinity and temperature

   • Oceanic conveyor belt

   • Rate of glacier decline

   • Ocean acidification

2. carbon stored in ice, oceans and the biosphere

   • Explain the carbon cycle and its importance in controlling climate and marine ecosystems

Changes in the Biosphere

3. spatial changes in biomes, habitats and animal migration patterns

• • Plant migration

  • changes in animal migration

  • resistance of insects, pest and disease

4. changes to agriculture, including crop yields, limits of cultivation, soil erosion

• • Explain the changing trends

  • Importance of soil

  • Emergence of new arable land

Changes in the Atmosphere

5. Incidence and severity of extreme weather events, including drought

• • Explain the causes of increased weather events like hurricanes, floods and droughts

  • Explain the increasing severity

Changes on people and places

6. Impacts of climate change on people and places, including health hazards, migration and ocean transport routes

• • Give a list if general consequences first, and a few CS afterwards

Questions:

1. Explain the impact of GCC on the carbon cycle [5]

2. Explain the impact of GCC on plant migration [5]

3. Describe the changing trend in agricultural output caused by GCC. [5]

Write a thesis statement for the following IB style essay questions: 

Glossary of command terms

1. "The consequences of Global Climate Change will primarily impact low income countries" To what extent do you agree with this statement?

2.  Evaluate the consequences of Global Climate Change on the biosphere. 

3. Using one or more named example, examine the impact of climate change on the human population.