Name: __________________________

1. glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets
   atmosphere
   continents
   ocean


2. downward
   no change
   upward


3. evenly distributed in the seawater from the surface downward
   positioned in the seawater somewhere below the surface


4. Caribbean Sea
   western North Pacific Ocean
   Cape Verde islands off western Africa
   
   
5. Watch
   Warning
   Alert Level 1
   Alert Level 2


6. all negative
   all positive
   negative or positive, but mostly negative
   negative or positive, but mostly positive


7. past
   future


8. warmed about one-third of the observed amount
   remained steady
   cooled slightly


9. 1 to 2
   2 to 4
   6 to 8


10. Southwest
    Southeast
    Midwest
    Northeast
    
    
11. 1
    3
    5


12. elderly
    children
    poor
    sick
    all of these


13. mitigation
    adaptation


14. mitigation
    adaptation


15. mitigation
    adaptation

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