Alaska

Question 1

Oil exploitation in Alaska USA

Answer 1

An oil boom that began in the 1970s with the development of the 25 billion barrel Prudhoe bay oilfield and Trans-Alaska pipeline.

Question 2

The Trans-Alaska pipeline

Answer 2

The 1300km Trans-Alaska pipeline took two years to construct and links the Prudhoe Bay oilfield to the ice-free port of Valdez. Temperatures drop to -50 degrees.

Question 3

The Western Arctic reserve

Answer 3

The Western Arctic reserve with its extensive wetlands and large population of threatened species, is home to groups of Native Americans who depend on wildlife for home and food.

500 000 caribou live and migrate through the reverse.

Question 4

Socio-economic benefits

Answer 4

The Western Arctic reserve estimated at over 10 billion barrels.

Furthers US energy security

Secures and creates jobs

Lowers oil prices for consumers

Increases federal, state and local tax revenue

Reduces US trade deficit

Question 5

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

Answer 5

The ANWR was established in remote north-eastern Alaska to protect the wilderness including 7.7 million hectares of land.