People And Cold Environments

Question 1

What is the average annual temperature and level of precipitation in tundra locations?

Answer 1

5°C with precipitation of less than 100mm a year

Question 2

What challenges do people face in cold environments?

Answer 2

1. Very low temperatures
2. Short summers and so growing season
3. Low precipitation
4. Poor soils
5. Permafrost
6. Surface thaw in summer leading to water-logging
7. Snow lying for long periods, blizzards

Question 3

How many indigenous people are estimated to live in arctic and tundra environments?

Answer 3

1.3 million

Question 4

There are 370 indigenous settlements in the tundra region, how many of these are coastal?

Answer 4

80%