The impacts of climate change

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1 / 15

The production of which agricultural crop in South-East Asia could be significantly reduced by rising sea levels?

2 / 15

How much of Russia’s territory is covered by permafrost?

3 / 15

The most obvious sign of climate change in mountain regions is:

4 / 15

How does climate change make glacial lakes hazardous?

5 / 15

The classification of protected areas by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says that economic activity is not allowed in:

6 / 15

By how much has ice coverage in the Arctic shrunk in the last 40 years?

7 / 15

The absorption of carbon in young forests:

8 / 15

Which ecosystem is unaffected by rise in the level and temperature of the world ocean?

9 / 15

In Eastern Siberia, pine forests are advancing into steppe ecosystems because of:

10 / 15

What climate factor defines the southern boundary of boreal forests?

11 / 15

Which of these houses can Eskimos not build without snow?

12 / 15

What is a ‘heat-island’?

13 / 15

Which of these natural disasters are not related to climate change?

14 / 15

What share of the world population lives below the poverty line?

15 / 15

Which of these people will most likely be the first to lose his job as a result of climate change?

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