Climate Change

Vocabulary• Climate• Climate Change• Global Warming• Ice age• Polar ice caps• The Greenhouse Effect• Industrial Revolution• smog• Extreme weather vocabulary

Climate

Climate Change

•Weather•Rainfall•Hot/Cold•Seasons

Climate Change: Ice ages

Climate Change: Global Warming

What is Causing Global Warming?

Industrialization

Smog

Greenhouse

Greenhouse Gasses

Some sunlight hits the earth and is reflected.

Some becomes heatCO2 and other gasses in

the atmosphere trap heat. This makes the

earth warmer.

Pronunciation Practice

Chlorofluorocarbons

Some sunlight hits the earth and is reflected.

Some becomes heatCO2 and other gasses in

the atmosphere trap heat. This makes the

earth warmer.

Rising Sea levels

Desertification

Extreme Weather

Heat WavePolar Vortex

Hurricane

Drought

Flood

What Mongolians can (and do) do• Limit the number of processed foods and

goods you buy• Carpool• Reuse plastic bottles or other things instead of

throwing them away• Find an alternative to burning garbage• Try to start recycling programs• Drive slower

Vocabulary• Climate: A word for weather, rainfall, hot/coldness and seasons.• Climate Change: When any of those things changes in a certain place for a

long period of time• Global Warming: A type of climate change where the earth gets warmer• Ice age: A type of climate change where the earth gets colder• Polar ice caps: Very large chunks of ice at the North and South poles of the

earth.• Smog: synonyms include: smoke, fumes, air pollution• The Greenhouse Effect: The process of gasses holding warmth around the

earth and making the earth warmer. • Industrial Revolution: The period in history when people started using

machines and factories to make things.• Extreme weather vocabulary: Flood: too much water. Drought: not enough

rain or water. Polar Vortex: very cold for several weeks. Heat Wave: very hot for several weeks. Hurricane: the same as a cyclone, it is a big storm with lots of wind and water. It only happens on America’s East coast and the Caribbean.

Reading activity

• How did the rainfall change during the time of Chingis Khan?

• How did the change help him capture more territory?

• How do scientists today measure rainfall from the thirteenth century?

• What did the measurements say about the Mongolian climate in the 20th century?

• What was the prediction about the climate in Mongolia in the future?

Essay• What do you think the Mongolian government

should do to address climate change and why?