Antarctica

Question 1

What is the role of Greenpeace (advocacy NGO)?

Answer 1

• highlights to the world the importance of protecting Antarctica
• robust research to show the impacts of loss of ice
• study plankton - a key species within the food chain
• look at species DNA and measure diversity

Question 2

What is the location and geography of Antarctica?

Answer 2

• most of Antarctica is south of the Antarctic circle
• much of the continents coastline is fringed by ice shelves
• extends from 60 degrees S to the South Pole

Question 3

Facts about Antarctica

Answer 3

• covers an area of 14 million km^2
• 90% of all of earths ice is in Antarctica
• 70% all earths freshwater