5 Figure 5a shows the changes in global average temperature since 1880.

Figure 5b shows the changes in

global mean sea levels. Figure 5c shows the key points of the Paris Climate Agreement signed by 195
countries in 2015.

Figure 5a

Figure 5b
 Figure 5c

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*Most countries have signed the Paris Agreement, but the US government announced to withdraw
from the Agreement in 2017.
Source: UNFCCC
b Refer to Figures 5a and 5b.
i Account for the relationship between the change in global mean sea levels and global average
temperature. (3 marks)

ii Explain how the change in global mean sea levels affects people in coastal lowlands. (5
marks)