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AS Geography for Edexcel The Arctic

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  1. 1NASA reported that the amount of permanent ice (permafrost) decreased by [blank_start]14%[blank_end] between 2004 and 2005. [blank_start]80%[blank_end] of sunlight used to be reflected from the polar ice caps. Now there is less ice the amount of open ocean has [blank_start]increased[blank_end]. since water is darker than ice it absorbs more energy than ice ( Ice reflects [blank_start]85%[blank_end] of light where as water only reflects [blank_start]7%[blank_end]) and converts it to heat speeding up global warming. This process is names the positive [blank_start]albedo[blank_end] effect.
    1. A14%
    2. B12%
    3. C80%
    4. D74%
    5. Eincreased
    6. Fdecreased
    7. G85%
    8. H94%
    9. I7%
    10. J3%
    11. Kalbedo
    12. Lgreenhouse
  2. 2At current rates, 50-60% of the arctic will be lost by 2100
    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
  3. 3The tree line (the edge of the habitat within trees will grow) will be moved north and be at higher altitudes.
    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
  4. 4Tick all statements that are true about the Arctic melting
    1. ATundra ecosystems will be lost.
    2. BThe melting of permafrost will release it stored greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
    3. CThe spread of foreign spices such as the spruce bark beetle will be introduced into Alaska affecting the food chain.
    4. DWill introduce tropical storms into far northern countries.
  5. 5The melting of the Arctic mar cause a negative multiplier effect. Affecting the whole food chain.
    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
  6. 6How many Inuits live in the Arctic region?
    1. A500
    2. B1,500
    3. C155,000
    4. D1.5 million
    5. E500,000
  7. 7How many Inuit villages are threatened by flooding?
    1. A11
    2. B17
    3. C21
    4. D24
    5. E29
    6. F36
  8. 8Caribou and marine animals provide vital nutrition for the Inuit. Together Caribou, seal, fish, narwhal and walrus provide over [blank_start]90%[blank_end] of their food. If the food chain was affected there will be less marine animals. Clyde settlement on Baffin island has [blank_start]450[blank_end] residents who eat [blank_start]100[blank_end] tonnes of seal meat a year. It would cost them [blank_start]US$1 million[blank_end] to import this amount of food.
    1. A90%
    2. B80%
    3. C60%
    4. D450
    5. E4,500
    6. F372
    7. G100
    8. H120
    9. I60
    10. JUS$1 million
    11. KUS$100,000
    12. LUS$1,000
    13. MUS$10 million
  9. 9The melting of the arctic will open up the northern sea route which could be advantageous to certain companies or countries trade
    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch

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A quick quiz for the Arctic which is a essential case study for Edexcel when it comes to impacts of climate change.
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