Human Impacts in the Arctic (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Quizzes
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What practice did Inuit communities follow in the Arctic for hundreds of years?
What practice did Inuit communities follow in the Arctic for hundreds of years?
Sustainable living without overexploitation
When did European commercial exploitation of Arctic resources begin on a large scale?
When did European commercial exploitation of Arctic resources begin on a large scale?
1800s
What drove European hunting of seals and whales in the Arctic?
What drove European hunting of seals and whales in the Arctic?
Profit
Which is NOT listed as a modern human activity threatening the Arctic?
Which is NOT listed as a modern human activity threatening the Arctic?
Agricultural farming
How does global warming enable increased Arctic exploitation?
How does global warming enable increased Arctic exploitation?
Melting ice opens inaccessible areas
Why is oil spill cleanup extremely difficult in Arctic waters?
Why is oil spill cleanup extremely difficult in Arctic waters?
Oil becomes trapped under ice sheets
Why does the Arctic ecosystem recover slowly from oil spill damage?
Why does the Arctic ecosystem recover slowly from oil spill damage?
Low temps slow biological processes
What limits emergency response to Arctic oil spills?
What limits emergency response to Arctic oil spills?
Very few ports and remote locations
How does oil drilling threaten Arctic marine wildlife?
How does oil drilling threaten Arctic marine wildlife?
Disrupts feeding & breeding grounds
What is the 'dangerous feedback loop' created by Arctic ice loss?
What is the 'dangerous feedback loop' created by Arctic ice loss?
Ice loss enables more exploitation