Homework September 21st "A Message from Mother Nature?"

September 21st

"A Message from Mother Nature?"

1) What is the main point of this article?

(Answer)

Main Point article is "the weather has been wild lately; the question is whether it's a sign of climate change"

2) List four vocabulary words that you do not recognize or understand, lookup the definitions, write them out using your own words.

4 Vocabulary words

(Answer)

• Dozen - a lot
• Extreme – almost, Great
• Monsoon – heavy rain usually in South American, European and. Asia (I think so)
• Drought – Long time not rain. (For Ex. This years In Vietnam did not rain 6 months December to June) (Dearth)

3) What is the difference between “weather” and “climate”?

(Answer)

Weather is How much wind, rain sun, snow or how hot or cold in a short time.

Climate is weather over a long times; averages for seasons, years, months. Average temperature

4) What are the examples listed in the article of “extreme weather”?

(Answer)

• Drought
• Monsoon
• Flood
• Snowstorm
• Earthquake
• Tidal Wave

5) What experiences have you had with “extreme weather”?

(Answer)

I have had Taihu (earthquake, Tsunami) in Japan,Taihu is very dangerous. When I am 10years olds. I go to school you know The roof of the school is removed, and It is it for flood,and as for a tree falls down and is enough and does it,and going to school, cancellation is serious.

(Torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan caused the worst flooding in decades, killing more than 1,500 people and uprooting million.

Flood in central of Vietnam kill a lot of people.)

6) What does the word “perception” mean?

(Answer)

Perception is opinion, how you understand or view something.

7) What is your “perception” of global climate change?

(Answer)

I think global climate change will cause a lot of bad typhoon, flood and There will kill a lot of poor people in rural.

Just it !!!!