The Arctic

Question 1

what are the threats to food security of indigenous people?

Answer 1

climate change has led to reduction of sea ice -> hunting more difficult + threatening already low biodiversity

fish stocks dependent on ice cover are falling

falling no. of caribou as calves are born after the peak foliage time bc of an earlier spring

people turning to store-bought food which is expensive bc of transport costs + often poor quality -> socio-economic issues eg obesity + malnutrition

Question 2

food production methods use by indigenous people

Answer 2

wakeham bay Quebec: fishing + harvesting fresh food from oceans

Qaanaaq, Northern Greenland: Inuit people have various techniques for hunting birds + marine + land mamals

Barrow, Alaska: whale hunting

Question 3

physical conditions of the environment

Answer 3

tundra eg Alaska
avg winter temp of -20C
NPP of 140 g/m2 per year, the second lowest of land biomes
very low moisture availability bc of frozen conditions
limited growing season