Introduction to Physical and Human
Geography - D199 Climate Change
Holocene Era - ANS-a period of warm, stable climate starting about 11,700 years ago,
allowing for the Agricultural Revolution.
Great Acceleration - ANS-a period of accelerating use of fossil fuels, beginning about
1950
Anthropocene Era - ANS-a period beginning with the Agricultural Revolution when
humans began to modify the environment; "the age of humans"
Photosynthesis - ANS-the process whereby plants convert solar energy into energy
needed to live and grow; this process uses carbon dioxide and releases oxygen into the
atmosphere
Aquifers - ANS-natural underground water reservoirs
climate change - ANS-as distinct from changes in the weather over the short term, a
change in the weather over a long term, lasting decades and possibly even centuries
global warming - ANS-a trend predicted by scientists, incorporating planet-wide
increases of temperature of air, land, and water
anthropogenic - ANS-human-caused
black carbon - ANS-particles of soot derived from incomplete combustion from vehicles,
coal, firewood, crop residues, and animal dung
How much of an increase in global temperature would result in catastrophic climate
change? - ANS-1 to 4 degrees Celsius
Kyoto Protocol - ANS-The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 established emissions targets, many
of which were aimed at the Global South, where deforestation is a big problem.
Paris Climate Agreement - ANS-The 2016 Paris Agreement is a global agreement that
aims to limit global temperature rise to less than 2°C above preindustrial levels. As the
Paris Agreement is voluntary, it has no enforcement capability.
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