Discover Geography Workbook 9 Sample

DISCOVER GEOGRAPHY Workbook 9

DISCOVER GEOGRAPHY Workbook 9

The Discover Geography Workbook 9 complements the Student’s Book, providing engaging activities that reinforce classroom learning and support homework. With a variety of tasks from map sketching to atlas investigations, the workbook will help consolidate your understanding, develop geographical thinking, and connect your learning to real-world contexts.

Workbook 7 ISBN 9780008783235

Workbook 8 ISBN 9780008783242

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Workbook 9 Mark Enser, Rebecca Kitchen and Alan Parkinson Series edited by Mark Enser

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Contents Introduction

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Chapter 1

How does working with coastal processes help people and the environment?

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Chapter 2

What opportunities does the future hold as the world climate changes?

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Chapter 3 What factors influence the movement of people to, within, and from the MENA region?

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Chapter 4

How can geographers solve the negative impacts of growing cities?

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Chapter 5

How can geographers help to manage pandemics?

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Chapter 6

In what ways can the world become a fairer place?

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Chapter 2 2.1

What opportunities does the future hold as the world climate changes?

2.1 What is the difference between mitigation and ­adaptation?

Revisit 1 Suggest three things that you have learned from this lesson.

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2 Give an example of a mitigation strategy and an example of an adaptation strategy. mitigation: ................................................................................................................................................................ adaptation: ................................................................................................................................................................

Expand 3 You are going to survey your school grounds or local area for climate change adaptation strategies. Design a data collection sheet in the space below.

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Chapter 2 What opportunities does the future hold as the world climate changes?

4 Use your data collection sheet to carry out your survey. How is your school or local area adapting to the threat of climate change? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................

5 How reliable do you think your answer is to Question 4? If you were going to carry out the survey again, what would you do differently? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................

Predict 6 What do you think some of the obstacles might be for mitigating climate change in your country? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................

7 What do you think some of the obstacles might be for adapting against climate change in your country? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................

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2.2

Chapter 2 What opportunities does the future hold as the world climate changes?

2.2 What are some mitigation strategies?

Revisit 1 Why is the transition to renewable energy an example of a mitigation strategy? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................

2 Why do you think carbon capture and storage is not used more widely? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................

Expand 3 How do you think your country is progressing in the transition to renewable energy? You could carry out some research to help you to answer this question. ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................

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Chapter 2 What opportunities does the future hold as the world climate changes?

4 In the space below, design a product that is part of the circular economy. Annotate it to explain why it is part of the circular economy and how it could help to mitigate against climate change.

Predict 5 Which regions of your country do you think will find it most difficult to mitigate against climate change? Why do you think this? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................

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Chapter 2 What opportunities does the future hold as the world climate changes?

6 Have a look at an aerial photograph or map of your county. Where would be a good location for carbon capture and storage? Sketch a map in the space below and annotate it to explain why you think it would be a good location.

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