GCSE Geography – Protecting cold environments
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Question 1 of 25
1. Question
How fragile an environment is the Tundra region?
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Question 2 of 25
2. Question
Which of the following is not a rich resource in cold environments?
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Question 3 of 25
3. Question
Which of the following is NOT a method of reducing risk to cold environments?
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Question 4 of 25
4. Question
What is the name of the pipeline that runs across Alaska?
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5. Question
The pipeline is raised off the ground and insulated to protect the permafrost. How hot is the oil that is extracted from the ground?
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6. Question
What geological problem can cause cracks in the pipeline, and thus cause oil to pollute the environment?
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Question 7 of 25
7. Question
Which government has been involved in the protection of Alaska since oil was discovered in the 1960’s?
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Question 8 of 25
8. Question
How many people live in the Artic region?
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Question 9 of 25
9. Question
By how much has the polar beat population declined in the last 10 years?
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10. Question
How does the white snow and ice cover, in polar regions, help regulate the Earth’s temperature?
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Question 11 of 25
11. Question
What gas does the permafrost keep locked in ice?
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Question 12 of 25
12. Question
In Tundra regions, how long can it take tyre tracks from an off-road vehicle to disappear?
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Question 13 of 25
13. Question
Why are companies like Facebook & Google, relocating their data centres to Artic areas?
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14. Question
By how much do experts think that the Tundra regions have shrunk since 1980?
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Question 15 of 25
15. Question
Where is the effects of global warming most felt?
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16. Question
What effect is causing some buildings to subside and sink?
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Question 17 of 25
17. Question
By how much has the ice in the Bering Sea thinned?
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Question 18 of 25
18. Question
In the Artic, by how much is temperature expected to rise over the next 100 years?
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Question 19 of 25
19. Question
What body, consisting of eight countries and the indigenous people of the Artic, was established in 1996, to promote cooperation?
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Question 20 of 25
20. Question
A wilderness is a wild and unspoiled area unaffected by human activity. Which of the following is NOT a wilderness area?
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Question 21 of 25
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Which of the following is NOT a place in which the Inuit live?
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Question 22 of 25
22. Question
Which of the following is NOT found in a cold environment?
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23. Question
In unpolluted and unspoilt cold environments, , where do scientists study the effects of climate change?
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Question 24 of 25
24. Question
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Canada, helps protect the Artic environments. What is the WWF?
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Question 25 of 25
25. Question
How long is the trans-Alaskan pipeline?
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