Unit 2: Global climate - vulnerability and resilience revision

Case studies and examples

Required case studies

• Case study of the response to climate change in one country focusing on the actions of non-governmental stakeholders
  • geographyalltheway.com > Marks and Spencer and Greenpeace UK

Required detailed examples

• Detailed examples of two or more societies with contrasting vulnerability [Disparities in exposure to climate change risk and vulnerability]
  • geographyalltheway.com > Philippines, London and Indigenous Arctic Communities

Suggested examples [as an absolute minimum]

• 2.1 Causes of global climate change
  • A process that would cause solar radiation variations
  • A volcanic eruption that caused a documented incidence of global dimming
  • A process that would cause terrestrial albedo changes
  • Methane gas release
  • International variations (so at least 2 contrasting countries) in greenhouse gas sources and emissions
• 2.2 Consequences of global climate change
  • Changing sea levels
  • Incidence and severity of drought
  • Incidence and severity of hurricanes
  • Spatial changes in biomes
  • Animal migration patterns that have changed
  • Changes to agriculture, including crop yields, limits of cultivation and soil erosion
  • Health hazards caused by climate change
  • Migration caused by climate change
  • Changes to ocean transport routes caused by climate change
• 2.3 Responding to global climate change
  • Government-led adaptation strategies
  • Government-led mitigation strategies
  • Global geopolitical efforts, recognizing that the source/s of greenhouse gas emissions may be spatially distant from the countries most impacted
  • Carbon emissions offsetting
  • Carbon emission trading
  • Geo-engineering mitigation strategies
  • Civil society strategies to address global climate change
  • Corporate strategies to address global climate change

2.1 Causes of global climate change

2.2 Consequences of global climate change

2.3 Responding to global climate change

Online quizzes

• Kahoot - IB DP Geography - Global climate - Causes of global climate change