managing arctic and antarctic sustainability

Question 1

why does arctic need protecting

Answer 1

-it reflects the suns energy(albedo) keeping our global temperature cooler
-it is a habitat and breeding place for hundreds of species
-very little of the land is protected meaning countries can go exploit it

Question 2

why is the arctic a fragile environment

Answer 2

-resources like oil and whales are exploited
-global warming causes climate change
-the minimum area of ice shrinks each year

Question 3

what is greenpeace campaigning for in the arctic

Answer 3

-‘arctic sanctuary’
-would cover 3 million miles of the arctic ocean

Question 4

what would the ‘antarctic treaty’ ban

Answer 4

-drilling for gas or oil
-mining
-military activity

Question 5

how is antarctica protected

Answer 5

-antarctic treaty
humans are only allowed on the continent for scientific research and tourism

Question 6

why was the Antarctic treaty signed

Answer 6

-was signed in 1961
signed by 80% of the worlds countries
-signed because the area was underthreat

Question 7

how has scientific research in antarctica benefited the future of our planet

Answer 7

-the scientific research there discovered the o-zone layer,this helped humans identify how greenhouse gasses were destroying it