Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
The small amount of warming that may set off unstoppable and irreversible changes is termed
ATipping point ✓ Correct
BInflection point
CTurning point
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (A) Tipping point — This small amount of warming is called the tipping point, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★This small amount of warming is called the tipping point, so that is the answer.
★A tipping point is a threshold beyond which change cannot be stopped.
★Once crossed, the changes become unstoppable and irreversible.
★So the warming that triggers such change is the tipping point.
★Inflection and turning points do not carry this exact meaning here.
★So the answer is tipping point.
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