Changing global climate conditions are attributed to:
- natural and man-made factors together
- man-made factors acting alone
- natural factors acting alone
- no factors, the climate is fixed
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Correct answer: A. natural and man-made factors together
1. Some drivers of climate change occur without human involvement, such as volcanic activity and variation in solar output.
2. Others follow directly from human activity, such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation and industrial emissions.
3. Both sets operate at the same time and their effects combine.
4. So climate change is explained by the two sets of factors together, not by either acting alone.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 Geography 113/1, Question 5: Space Dynamics_