13.4 Climate Responses

Activity 1 · Mitigation or adaptation?

Classifying responses · ~10 min

Sort each response, then write the one-line difference between the two types.

Responses: rooftop solar · flood defences · electric buses · drought-resistant crops · reforestation · floating homes · seaweed cattle feed · early-warning systems

Mitigation (reduce the cause)	Adaptation (reduce the harm)

The difference in one line:

Activity 2 · Evaluate the Paris Agreement

Assessing a management strategy · ~12 min

List strengths and limits, then write a one-sentence judgement.

Strengths	Limits

Judgement (how effective, and why?):

Activity 3 · Costa Rica response file

Using a case study · ~18 min

Complete the file on Costa Rica's climate response.

Strand	What Costa Rica does	Mitigation / adaptation?
Electricity
Transport
Forests / carbon sinks
Economy

Why can't every country simply copy Costa Rica?

Activity 4 · Tuvalu & the limits of adaptation

Applying geographical understanding · ~10 min

Answer in full sentences.

Q: Explain why, for Tuvalu, global mitigation matters more than any local adaptation. Refer to physical limits and equity.

Activity 5 · Design a response

Communicating geographical understanding · ~15 min

Propose a balanced response for a chosen place (your town, or a named country), using both response types.

Place
Two mitigation actions
Two adaptation actions
One challenge to overcome

Activity 6 · Extended-response plan

Communicating geographical understanding · ~15 min

Plan (dot points only).

Question: “Evaluate the effectiveness of responses to climate change, referring to at least one case study.”

Paragraph	Content (dot points)
Introduction
Mitigation (Paris, toolkit)
Adaptation & limits (Tuvalu)
Case study evaluation (Costa Rica)
Conclusion / judgement