Glaciers

Question 1

What is the latitude of Yamal?

Answer 1

70◦ N

Question 2

How deep is the permafrost on the Yamal Peninsula?

Answer 2

300m

Question 3

What is the population of Nenets on the Yamal Peninsula?

Answer 3

410,000

Question 4

How many reindeer are on the Yamal Peninsula?

Answer 4

300,000

Question 5

On the Yamal Peninsula how long is the railway?

Answer 5

572m

Question 6

How far can the Nenets migrations be?

Answer 6

1000km each way

Question 7

On the Yamal Peninsula due to the construction of the railway how many Nenets have been evicted?

Answer 7

Over 160

Question 8

What % of the Yamal Peninsula is privately owned by the headers?

Answer 8

80%

Question 9

On the Yamal Peninsula what can winter temperatures fall to?

Answer 9

-50

Question 10

How much gas will the Yamal Peninsula produce each year?

Answer 10

360 billion metres cubed

Question 11

What source of energy is viable in the area (Greenland)?

Answer 11

HEP

Question 12

What valuable products are revealed when ice melts?

Answer 12

Natural gas, metals, minerals rubies and gold.

Question 13

What popular tourist industry operates on the western and south coasts? (Greenland)

Answer 13

Cruise liners

Question 14

Name 3 different types of fauna in Greenland?

Answer 14

arctic wolf polar bear lemmings

Question 15

Name 3 different types of flora in the arctic?

Answer 15

dwarf willows, yellow poppies and crowberries

Question 16

Why is glacial ice important? (Greenland)

Answer 16

because it reflects uv light ( the albedo effect)

Question 17

How much does the melting glacier contribute to rising sea levels? (Greenland)

Answer 17

since 1993-2010 0.33mm per year

Question 18

What would happen to the sea levels if all Greenland’s ice melted?

Answer 18

sea level would rise by 7m and would cause places like

Bangladesh and the Maldives to flood

Question 19

What threats do tourism pose on the island? (Greenland)

Answer 19

Trampling, soil erosion, noise pollution and litter.

Question 20

What protection is in place? (Greenland)

Answer 20

Paris agreement and the Kyoto protocol.

Question 21

What land form is Zermatt best known for?

Answer 21

Pyramidal Peak, The Matterhorn

Question 22

How many visitors does Zermatt Ski resort receive each year?

Answer 22

Over 2 million

Question 23

What is the resident population of Zermatt?

Answer 23

6000 people

Question 24

Name 3 threats to Zermatt’s environment

Answer 24

urbanisation/increased noise and vehicle emission/ expansion of ski resort

Question 25

Name any negative impacts that building the ski resort has caused

Answer 25

large amounts of water,chemical and biological additives to the slopes(as a result of using energy intensive snow cannons)

Question 26

What is one way that they make Zermatt ski resort sustainable?

Answer 26

It is a car free town

Question 27

How many protected forests and areas designated as wildlife sanctuaries do it contain?

Answer 27

6 protected forests/10 wildlife sanctuaries

Question 28

How much has Zermatt Bergbahnen AG invested in environmental projects?

Answer 28

1 million Swiss francs per year

Question 29

In 2010, what proposal caused conflict with environmental groups?

Answer 29

to build a car park for 2000 cars

Question 30

Which environmental groups did this proposal cause conflict with and why?

Answer 30

WWf and ProNatura , as the car park would claim 9000m2 | of forest

Question 31

Where is Snowdonia?

Answer 31

52.9180 degrees north and 3.8912 degrees west (North Wales)

Question 32

Name 3 main landforms in Snowdonia

Answer 32

Corrie- Glacial Trough- Roche moutonee

Question 33

True or false, Snowdonia isn’t a national park

Answer 33

FALSE

Question 34

How tall is mount Snowdon?

Answer 34

1085 metres tall

Question 35

When was Snowdonia made a national park?

Answer 35

1951

Question 36

What are the economical benefits to Snowdonia?

Answer 36

Has 27500 workers in the tourist, forestry and farming industries

Question 37

How large is Snowdonia

Answer 37

2171 km square

Question 38

When was Snowdonia created?

Answer 38

500 mya

Question 39

What are glaciers made of?

Answer 39

Ice (compressed snow)

Question 40

What are the leading industries that benefit the Alps?

Answer 40

Farming, mining, HEP, tourism, forestry

Question 41

How many tourists visit the Alps each year?

Answer 41

120 million

Question 42

What percentage of Switzerland’s energy comes from HEP from the Alps?

Answer 42

60%

Question 43

How many HEP plants are there in the Alps?

Answer 43

550

Question 44

What natural hazard threats are there to the Alps?

Answer 44

Avalanches and glacial outburst floods

Question 45

How many landslides have there been since the mid-1980s?

Answer 45

5 major landslides

Question 46

How many landslides have there been in the European Alps between 1970 and 2002?

Answer 46

2966

Question 47

What human threats are there to the Alps?

Answer 47

leisure, tourism, reservoir construction

Question 48

What percentage of Alpine rivers are in natural or near natural condition?

Answer 48

10%

Question 49

How many ski areas are there on the Alps?

Answer 49

200

Question 50

What did the admission fees rise from and to in Yosemite Valley?

Answer 50

$5 to $20

Question 51

Who are the 3 stakeholders in Yosemite Valley | How many acres are conservationists planning to restore to natural habitats in Yosemite Valley?

Answer 51

Conservationists, Government, Global Organisations | 176 acres across the Merced River

Question 52

How much is the government investing into Yosemite Valley to protect it?

Answer 52

£600 million

Question 53

What does the National Park Service aim to do in Yosemite Valley?

Answer 53

Reduce air pollution by educating visitors / | using monitoring programs

Question 54

How many species of fauna are now endangered in Yosemite Valley?

Answer 54

37

Question 55

How many visitors are there to Yosemite Valley annually?

Answer 55

20,000

Question 56

In order to decrease tourism, how much will campsites and cabins in Yosemite Valley be reduced by?

Answer 56

50%