IB Geography class: How climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map

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• Global climate vulnerability and resistance

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How climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map

• Outline the role of terroir in defining the identity of wines in traditional European winemaking regions

• State the increase in Danish wine production in the past decade

• State the percentage of southern European vineyards projected to become unsuitable for wine production under high climate warming scenarios

• Identify two reasons why vineyards are emerging in northern Europe, including Denmark

• Suggest two ways that winemakers are adapting to climate challenges in southern Europe

• Compare and contrast the effects of climate change on wine production in northern and southern Europe

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com