Northern Hemisphere

Question 1

An ice sheet covered all of Europe and down to where

Answer 1

Almost Morocco

Question 2

When was the last glacial maximum

Answer 2

21,000 years ago

Question 3

How large was the ice sheet

Answer 3

800,000 km2

Question 4

2 main reasons for the end of the last ice age

Answer 4

Increased summer insulation at higher latitudes

Increase in atmospheric co2 from 190-280 ppm

Question 5

Example of a late glacial type site

Answer 5

Lake Windermere in Cumbria - all the changes in sediment show it wasn’t a smooth transition

Question 6

How much did temperature go up by when it was warning

Answer 6

1 degree per decade

Question 7

The last glacial in Britain is knows as the

Answer 7

Devensian

Question 8

Compared to the present, global mean temperature during the last glacial maximum was how much lower

Answer 8

5 degrees

Question 9

What name is given to the last interglacial in the UK

Answer 9

Ipswichian

Question 10

Approximately how many daansgaard oeschker events occurred in the last glacial period

Answer 10

25

Question 11

At its maximum extent which UK city would have been covered by the ice sheet

Answer 11

Swansea

Question 12

How many Heinrich events have their been

Answer 12

6

Question 13

What does AMOC stand for

Answer 13

Atlantic Meridonal overturning circulation

Question 14

What does AMO stand for

Answer 14

Atlantic multi decadal oscillation

Question 15

When was the mass extinction of mega fauna in North America

Answer 15

11,000 years ago - beginning of Holocene