SQ 193-250
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- What was the goal of the UN Climatic Conference in Rio in 1989?
- stabilize atmosphere and prevent further anthopogenic interference
- When did the IPCC first state that humans posed a harm to the climate?
- 1995
- How long does carbon dioxide remain in the atmosphere?
-
a century or more
( 100+ years ) - Fossil fuels alone have increased carbon dioxide levels by
- 30%
- Most scientists agree that the global climate increase in temperature is
- 0.6 °C over the last 120 years
- In a climate computer simulation, a "signal" is
- a feature that remains constant in the simulation
- In a climate computer simulation, a "noise" is
- un-reproducible weather-related climate
- What are the human health implications of global warming?
- serious medical disorders
- What is the most direct health result from global warming?
- death due to heat waves
- What is the greatest indirect result of global warming?
- increased smog allergens
- How can global warming affect weather?
- increase flooding and droughts
- Which parts of the globe would be most affected by infectious disease?
- developing countries
- What infectious disease posed a great threat to America in 1999?
- West Nile fever
- How many people died in the U.S. from West Nile in 1999?
- seven-- in New York
- What impact would climate-induced drought have on agriculture?
- damage crops and reduce food supply
- How would humans be affected by climate-induced drought?
- overcrowding and disease
- How does atmospheric heating affect the water cycle?
- accelerates the cycle
- water reaching the Earth from the atmosphere is called
- precipitation
- Name 4 diseases that are carried by mosquitos
- malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and encephalitis
- Insect carriers that contain disease-producing pathogens are called
- vectors
- What type of mosquito causes malaria?
- anopheles
- What organism is contained inside the Anopheles mosquito?
- plasmodium falciparum
- What type of mosquito causes yellow and dengue fever?
- aedes aegypti
- What is the other common name for dengue fever?
- breakbone fever
- How was malaria first named?
-
Mal (bad) + aria(air)-
by African colonists - What type of mosquito causes the West Nile fever?
- Culex pipiens
- Which virus is carried by rodents?
- hanta virus
- how do rodents spread hantavirus?
- their fecal material (droppings)
- What sewage pathogen can pollute normal drinking water?
- Cryptosporidium
- What is the name of the pathogen that causes cholera?
- Vibrio chloerae
- What is ENSO?
- El Niño / Southern Oscillation
- Where does an El Niño occur?
- in the Pacific
- What is the opposite effect of the El Niño called?
- La Niña
- What hurricane killed 11,000 people in 1998?
- Mitch
- What do climatic models predict about ENSO?
- It will grow and become stronger.
- How does the incidence of vector-borne disease correlate with ENSO?
- increases with its occurrence
- Why is climatology important to disease control?
- it helps predict the spread
- What can algal blooms be used to predict?
- cholera
- What was predicted by satellite images of Cape Horn?
- Rift valley fever
- What role do forests play in the control of carbon dioxide?
-
They absorb carbon dioxide and abate* the greenhouse effect.
*abate=reduce - How do wetlands affect the water supply?
- filter contaminants
- What is the role of the IPCC?
- study climate and suggest future planning
- Is climate change predictable?
- somewhat, but it isn't always gradual
- Which government agency has the biggest role in monitoring climate?
-
NOAA
National Oceanic - What is Paul Epstein's position?
- study the health effects of climate changes
- How did NASA contribute to the climate study?
- they utilized remote sensing
- When were the climate records first recorded on a daily basis in China?
- Qing dynasty
- What do the Yu-Fen-Cun records indicate?
- rain values
- What do the Xue-Fen-Cun records indicate?
- snow depths
- Why are there gaps present in the Qing records?
-
archiving problems,
fire,
other damage - How can snow data be converted to rainfall amounts?
- Meteorological data can be used to correlate it.
- What are the world's largest and coldest mountains?
- Tibetian
- What area is dubbed the "roof of the world"?
- Plateau of Tibet
- What is the lowest point in the Chinese Region?
- Turfan depression
- What is the highest point in the Chinese region?
- Mount Everest
- What is China's largest river?
- Chang
- What is China's largest lake?
- Qinghai
- Which river is known as "China's Sorrow"?
- Huang