Glaciers Casestudies

Question 1

When was Sagarmatha Park established in Nepal?

Answer 1

1976

Question 2

How many people visited Everest in 2014?

Answer 2

37,000

Question 3

How many Sherpa people live in Everest?

Answer 3

6000

Question 4

What % of Buddhists believe that deities inhabit caves, mountains and forests?

Answer 4

93%

Question 5

Impacts to Sagarmatha National Park

Answer 5

• Footpath erosion
• Construction of illegal trails
• Water pollution
• Greater demand for forest products
• Increased demand of hotels and lodges

Question 6

How many people reach Everest’s summit?

Answer 6

6000

Question 7

What % of people who reach Everest’ summit are guided?

Answer 7

90% - generates revenue

Question 8

In 2013, researchers at uni of Milan found that glaciers around Everest had shrunk by what % in the past 50 years?

Answer 8

13%

Question 9

Less than what % of Nepal’s natural forest remains?

Answer 9

30%

Question 10

Strategies to protect Sagarmatha National Park?

Answer 10

Plant nurseries, projects to build (schools, hospitals, roads), banning goats (less grazing to expose soil to erosion), use kerosene for cooking

Question 11

Zermatt in Switzerland contains which famous pyramidal peak?

Answer 11

The Matterhorn

Question 12

How many people visit Zermatt every year?

Answer 12

2 million

Question 13

How many people live in Zermatt?

Answer 13

6000

Question 14

How high does the population of Zermatt reach during skiing season?

Answer 14

35,000

Question 15

Sustainability of Zermatt?

Answer 15

Town is car-free, Matterhorn Glacier Paradise uses renewable energy, new youth hostel uses solar energy, several hotels use geothermal energy

Question 16

Zermatt Barobannen

Answer 16

1 million Swiss francs were set aside per year for environmental projects

Question 17

How many protected forests does Zermatt have?

Answer 17

6

Question 18

How many wildlife sanctuaries does Zermatt have?

Answer 18

10

Question 19

In 2010, what was there a proposal for in Zermatt?

Answer 19

A 2000 space carpark

Question 20

Environmental degradation in Zermatt?

Answer 20

• Urbanisation
• Increase noise and vehicle emissions
• Expansions of ski areas (preparation of pistes)
• Construction of ski runs
• Increasing use of energy-intensive snow cannons (water, chemical, biological additives)

Question 21

How fast in Greenland losing ice than it was in the 1990s?

Answer 21

7x faster

Question 22

By the end of the century, how much are sea levels going to rise in Greenland alone?

Answer 22

7cm

Question 23

How many people worldwide live less than 100cm above current hightide lines?

Answer 23

1 billion

Question 24

How many people in Greenland are brought into a flooding situation every time the sea levels rise by 1cm?

Answer 24

6 million

Question 25

How many tonnes of ice does Greenland lose every year?

Answer 25

250 billion tones

Question 26

How many miles of footpath does the Lake District have?

Answer 26

2000

Question 27

How many tourists visit the Lake District every year?

Answer 27

16 million

Question 28

Human factors that destroy the Lake District?

Answer 28

Walkers destroy vegetation and compact the soils, footpaths are widened

Question 29

In 2014, how much was spent by visitors in the Lake District, helping out local businesses?

Answer 29

£1.1 billion

Question 30

How many jobs are provided by tourism in the Lake District?

Answer 30

16,000