Arctic EQ2

Question 1

Two mentioned cod fisheries like in which two Seas?

Answer 1

Barents Sea and Baring Sea

Question 2

How do warm ocean temperatures affect phytoplankton

Answer 2

They slow their growth and affect their feeding pattern

Question 3

The Arctic tundra has shrunk by…%

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

What is the effect of permafrost melting?

Answer 4

Habitats destroyed and methane being released.

Question 5

What 3 areas act as the main carbon sinks?

Answer 5

Wetlands, peatlands and boreal forests.

Question 6

Northen hawk owls live in which two types of trees?

Answer 6

White spruce and white birch.

Question 7

Popular tourist destination in Greenland.

Answer 7

Disco Bay

Question 8

An island where iron is mined.

Answer 8

Baffin Island

Question 9

How are caribou migration tracks destroyed?

Answer 9

By trucks.

Question 10

How much has the arctic increased in temperature?

Answer 10

4-7 degrees

Question 11

What area in Alaska is a hotspot for extremophiles?

Answer 11

Kachemak Bay.

Question 12

Activities carried out by indigenous people that could threaten biodiversity.

Answer 12

Fishing, gathering resources and hunting

Question 13

Sea ice has thinned by …%

Answer 13

30%

Question 14

Permafrost is thawing by …m per year

Answer 14

0.1m

Question 15

The loss of Arctic sea ice…albedo

Answer 15

lowers/decreases

Question 16

The impact of new shipping routes.

Answer 16

Increased air pollution and oil spills

Question 17

How does noise impact marine life?

Answer 17

Affects whales and other organisms that use sound/echolocation to navigate.

Question 18

Impact of invasive species.

Answer 18

Outcompete and push out native species, leading to extinction. Introduction of diseases.

Question 19

Treelines move…

Answer 19

North

Question 20

Warmer oceans attract what fish?

Answer 20

Mackerel