Greenland - Glacial Landscape Flashcards
What % of Greenland is ice cover
80%
What is the population density in the southwest
0.14 people per square km
When was Greenland given its own government
1979
What is Greenland a territory of
Denmark
What % of the population are native
88%
What % of the population are of European descent
12%
What are the Greenland natives known as
Inuit
What 4 large mammals are found in Greenland
Polar bears, reindeer, arctic fox and whales
What % of global ice is in Greenland
10%
What was the average ice loss per year from 1992 to 2001
34 gigs tonnes per year
What was the average ice loss from 2002 to 2011
215 gigatonnes
How much does Greenland contribute to sea level rising
0.33mm per year
How much would the sea level rise if the entire Greenland ice sheet melted
7m
What 5 major cities would flood if the ice sheet melted
Boston, Los Angeles, London, New York and Shanghai
What state in the USA would become submerged if the ice sheet melted
Florida
What 2 countries would disappear if the ice sheet melted
Bangladesh and the Maldives
What is a large resource that is not used in Greenland
Hydroelectricity
What 3 things do the natives use the landscape for
Hunting, fishing and herding
What 2 precious metals are found in Greenland
Gold and rubies
What impact does melting ice have
Decreased albedo affect
What is the albedo affect
When ice and snow reflect solar radiation and reduce the temperature of the area
What do the ice layers contain that scientists want to study
Gases, pollen, dust and water from past climates
How old is the oldest ice in Greenland
Millions of years
What 4 economic resources can be found within the ice
Oil, gas, metals and minerals
What major industry if bringing economic growth to Greenland and in what form
Tourist industry in the form of cruise ships
What forms of industrial activity are growing in Greenland
Oil and gas exploration and marines shipping
What 3 impact does increasing fishing have on the area
Increased risk of marine pollution, overfishing and the introduction of new invasive species
What new commercial shipping route has opened due to retesting ice
North west passage from the pacific to the Atlantic
How much faster is Greenland losing ice than in 1990
7 times
How many people live within 1m of current high tides
250 million
How much as the arctic temperature increased
0.75 C
What is the Imbie assessment
11 satellite missions flown from 1992 to 2018
How much ice did Greenland lose during the Imbie assessment
3.8trillion tonnes
What was the ice loss in the early 90s
1mm per decade
What is the current ice loss
7mm per decade
How much ice does Greenland lose per year
250billion tonnes
What did temperatures reach in Ilulissat
The high 20 celcius
