Matching Pairs Concept Matching ChallengeOnline version Test your knowledge by matching related concepts from SB, p. 71, ex. 3. by Lyubov Chess 1 In Europe, London, Barcelona, Dublin and Venice are some of the cities that may 2 Over the last ten years, NOAA statistics show that 3 Sea levels are rising for two main reasons. Firstly, glaciers and ice caps are melting and adding water to the ocean. 4 In the Netherlands, where flooding has always been a problem, engineers and architects are always 5 The tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to combat 6 Secondly, the water in the oceans is getting warmer and that means that it expands and 7 Their statistics also show that 8 According to the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 9 One big problem is that at least 275 million people live in areas which 10 However, it is clear that we will need to spend money on other ways to protect these coastal areas because rising sea levels will still continue to And this is going to happen faster as global temperatures get higher. takes up more space, increasing the volume of water in the sea. coming up with different solutions, big and small. cause problems. climate change and reduce carbon emissions will be in 2025. are going to be at risk from rising sea levels. the global sea level in 2016 was 82 mm higher than the 1983 annual average. face problems. the amount of sea level rise caused by melting has increased dramatically and is now the main factor in rising sea levels. in many places along the US coast, flooding is much more frequent than it was 50 years ago. 1 Concept F 2 Concept D 3 Concept C 4 Concept B 5 Concept A 6 Concept G 7 Concept E 8 Concept H Description of Concept D Description of Concept C Description of Concept B Description of Concept A Description of Concept G Description of Concept H Description of Concept E Description of Concept F