World Climate and Climate Change
Explore the fundamentals of world climates, major climate zones, and the pressing issues surrounding climate change with this Grade 10 social studies worksheet.
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World Climate and Climate Change
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following is NOT a major factor influencing a region's climate?
Latitude
Altitude
Local cuisine
Ocean currents
2. The greenhouse effect is a natural process that:
Causes global cooling
Warms the Earth's surface
Creates acid rain
Depletes the ozone layer
3. The long-term average weather pattern in a region is called its .
4. The increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to human activities is known as .
5. Explain the difference between weather and climate.
6. Deforestation contributes to climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere.
True
False
7. The melting of glaciers and ice caps is a direct consequence of global warming.
True
False
8. Refer to the Biome World Map below. Identify two major climate zones and describe a characteristic feature of each.
9. Discuss at least three potential impacts of climate change on human societies and the environment.
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