MRR 5 Tobias Ged104 BM1
MRR 5 Tobias Ged104 BM1
MRR 5 Tobias Ged104 BM1
Instructions: Read Alastair Woodward’s How climate change affects the building blocks for health
(conversation.com/how-climate-change-affects-the-building-blocks-for-health-86202).Then,
accomplish the metacognitive reading report below.
1. Difficult Concepts
2. Learning Insights
a. Before reading the article, I thought that changes in ocean circulation and the resulting
m
warmer temperatures disrupt the world’s normal weather patterns, bringing about more extreme
er as
weather and an increased frequency of severe and catastrophic storms, such as hurricanes and
co
typhoons. The increase in severe storms leads to a more frequent occurrence of such things as
eH w
“hundred-years floods,” decimation of habitats and property, not to mention, loss of life—human and
o.
otherwise. However, after reading the article, I now think/learned that the Arctic, Antarctic, Siberia, and
rs e
other frozen regions of the earth might experience more plant growth and milder climates.
ou urc
b. Before reading the article, I thought that the acidification of warming oceans leads to a loss of
coral reefs. Coral reefs protect shorelines from heavy waves, storms, and floods and while they only
o
cover about 0.1% of the ocean floor, reefs provide a habitat for 25% of the ocean’s species. Demolished
aC s
reefs lead to increased erosion and coastal property damage and the extinction of species. However,
vi y re
after reading the article, I now think/learned that the Northwest Passage through the formerly icy
Canadian Arctic Archipelago could arguably open up to transportation.
c. Before reading the article, I thought that warming ocean waters means increased melting of
ed d
glaciers and ice sheets. Smaller ice sheets form each subsequent winter, which has a devastating impact
ar stu
on the habitat of cold-climate animals and the Earth’s reserves of freshwater. However, after reading
the article, I now think/learned that longer growing seasons could mean increased agricultural
production in some areas.
is
3. Discussion Questions
Th
This study source was downloaded by 100000807799702 from CourseHero.com on 05-17-2021 23:47:24 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/60780982/MRR5-TOBIAS-GED104-BM1docx/
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)