Antarctica-EOY (J) Flashcards
why is antarctica so cold?
The sun’s heat hits the Earth’s surface at the equator straight on. At the poles, the earth is more curves away from the sun.
Adaptations:
are features about an animal that helps it fit better and survive in
its environment.
Physical adaptation:
features of an animal’s body that help them survive.
Behavioural adaptation:
how animals act (feed, breed and move) that helps them survive.
Food chains:
show the direct links between producers and consumers in the
form of a simple line.
Food webs:
show all the connections between producers and consumers in a
more complex way.
what is the albedo effect?
reflects the heat of the sun off the ice
arctic treaty
Why do coal and oil companies want to dig in antarctica
because antarctica is filled with rich minerals that we don’t have on most land
why do fishermen want to start fishing in antarctica
antarctica has lots of kinds of fish that they could earn a lot of money for
why do tourists want to go to antarctica and how does them doing that damage the land
toruists want to go to antarctica because its a beauiful place with lots of animals but it damages the land from all of the oil from cruises, human waste and leaving dirt in the ice.
why do bio-prospectors want to go to Antarctica and why is that bad
they want to go to Antarctica to use the plants and animals there to help create new medicine. This is bad because even though medicine is important it can damage the environment.
