GLOBAL WARMING

AND GREEN HOUSE

GASES
Geography SJCM
Ms. Edwards
 OBJECTIVES​

1. Define Greenhouse gases

2. Identify the main greenhouse gases
3. Define global warming
4. Describe the greenhouse effect
5. Identify and explain the causes of global
warming
6. Identify and explain the effects of global
warming globally and in the Caribbean
7. Suggest strategies that can be used to reduce
global warming

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 GREENHOUSE GASES

Definition:
Gases that trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere.
The main Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) include:
• Carbon dioxide - CO2 - factory and vehicle
emissions
• Methane - CH4 - cattle rearing, solid waste
decomposition
• Fluorinated Gases - PFCs -(perfluorocarbons),
HFCs (Hydrofluorocarbons) - air conditioning,
aerosols, refrigerants,
• Nitrous oxide - N2O - burning fossil fuels, waste
decomposition, wastewater treatment, fertilizers
• Water vapor - H2O (gas) - lakes, oceans, ice caps

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 THE GREENHOUSE
EFFECT
• The greenhouse effect is a process that
occurs when gases in Earth's
atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.
• This process makes Earth much warmer
than it would be without an
atmosphere.
• The greenhouse effect is one of the
things that makes Earth a comfortable
place to live.

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 THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

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 THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

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 CAUSES OF GLOBAL
WARMING
Human activities are the main source of many greenhouse gases that contribute to
global warming.
Consumption based activities such as deforestation, manufacturing , mining,
agricultural, increase in the greenhouse effect and trap more heat on the earths
surface.

MANUFACTUR
POWER DEFORESTATI
E AND TRANSPORT AGRICULTURE
GENERATION ON
INDUSTRY
Generating Burning fossil fuels Cutting down forests Most cars, trucks, Rearing of cattle,
electricity and heat to produce energy to create farms or ships and planes run machine intensive
by burning fossil for making things pastures, release on fossil fuels. This farming release
fuels (coal, oil and like cement, iron, emissions. makes transportation methane and nitrous
natural gas) steel, electronics, a major contributor oxides.
release most CO 2 Trees, when they are
plastics, clothes cut, release the of greenhouse
emissions and other goods. gases, especially
carbon they have
been storing carbon-dioxide
emissions.

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 EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING

• Rising Sea
temperatures
• Sea level rise
• Change rainfall
patterns
• Loss of wildlife
species and
habitat
• Increase of
diseases such
as dengue,
cholera, malaria

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 EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING IN THE
CARIBBEAN
• Sea level rise
• Bleaching of coral
reefs
• Loss of wildlife
species and habitat
• Stronger
hurricanes
• Longer Dry season
and shorter wet
seasons
• Increase in
Flooding

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 STRATEGIES TO REDUCE GLOBAL
WARMING

Think  Pair  Share

For any
strategy
suggested,
explain how this
strategy may
reduce global
warming.

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 STRATEGIES TO REDUCE GLOBAL
WARMING
There is no one approach to stopping or slowing global warming.
Each person, business, country state must work together to reduce their GHG emissions.
Here are some examples of mitigation (reduction) strategies that we can use to slow global
warming:
• Carpooling • Purchase locally
• Increase • Fuel efficient made products
renewable and hybrid • Reduce red
energy usage vehicles meat
• Reduce, reuse, • Energy consumption
recycle efficient • Ride the bus,
• Reforestation, appliances and walk or bike
afforestation bulbs more

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