Alaska Flashcards

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  1. Gold mining account for % of Alaska’s mining wealth
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  1. 20%
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  1. Chemicals are used ( ) which kill local wildlife.
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  1. Cyanide
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  1. Fishing employs ___
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  1. 78,500
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  1. and equipment can kill off fish stocks
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  1. Overfishing
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  1. Most fishing is sustainable eg and therefore will last a long time.
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  1. Quotas
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  1. Oil is worth $ in Alaska
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  1. $40 billion
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  1. In 1989 there was an oil spill killing otters and also seals
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  1. 5,000
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  1. The Trans-Alaskan pipe has a pattern to avoid splitting and are raised above the permafrost
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  1. Zigzag
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  1. 60% of visitors come on ___
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  1. Cruise ships
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  1. The town of can only have construction materials delivered one month a year because of the sea ice
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  1. Barrow
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  1. helps spread the word of protecting the fragile ecosystems
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  1. Ecotourism
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  1. Poor accessibility with very limited networks. Conditions make it difficult to develop transport networks
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  1. Roads
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  1. Off road travel cannot take place in the summer due to melting of
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  1. Permafrost
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  1. High pitched steep used so snow can slide off
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  1. Roofs
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  1. help heat from escaping and allowing residents to stay warm
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  1. Triple glazed
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