CASE STUDY - contrasting Glaciated Landscape From Beyond UK to Analyse how it presents Challenges + Oppurtunities for Human Occupation + Development Flashcards
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Where is it
The Sápmi region of the tundra, Northern Europe
Where’s the Sápmi region
What’s it also known as
Area stretching across far northern Norway, Sweden, Finland + the Kola Peninsula of Russia
Also known as Lapland
How many people live in the Sápmi region
2 million
What are the people called that live in the Sápmi region
Sami people
3 social challenges for the Sami people
- now a minority population in their region
- many young Sami are leaving their traditional communities
- cultural traditions are threatened
Why are young Sami leaving their traditional communities
As they’re attracted to more settled comforts, education + employment opportunities of an urban modern life
Why are the Sami people’s cultural traditions threatened
As communities become ageing populations with less people to pass traditions on to
2 economic challenges for Sami people
Only 10% manage to solely remain as nomadic reindeer herders
Tourism challenges those wishing to maintain traditional economies based on reindeer herding, fishing, hunting + small-scale agriculture
4 environmental challenges for Sápmi people
Live in arctic circle with short, milder summers but long, dark winters
Long distance travel is difficult due to lakes, rivers + marshes
Vegetation is generally sparse
Frozen ice + lakes can no longer be used for reindeer to walk to new grazing lands
2 things in Sápmi region causing increased tourism
It’s rich in mineral deposits
Has ice free ports
What are the summers and winters like in the arctic circle
Summers - short,mild
Winters - long,dark
Why is long distance travel difficult in the Sápmi region
Due to many lakes, rivers + marshes
What have rivers been dammed here for
Hydroelectricity
3 social opportunities for human occupation + develop
- efforts to protect rights of + promote cultures and livelihoods of indigenous people
- increased tourism means the Oskal clan can make money by giving people a traditional reindeer herding experience
- can keep bigger herds due to modernising herding practices
How can the oskal clan make money from tourism
With traditional herding practices for tourists
2 economic opportunities for human occupation + development
- NW has deposits of oil + gas
- ice free waters mean shipping is possible
What part of the Sápmi region many get a new harbour
Trosmo, northern Norway
3 human responses to evaluate
Resilience
Mitigation
Adaptation
4 factors of living in the Sápmi region that requires resilience
Long hours of darkness
Extremely low winter temperatures
Strong winds
Heavy snowfall
What effects can long hours of darkness have on the Sami people
Psychological effects - affecting sleep patterns
How do people mitigate the hostile + potentially dangerous environmental conditions
By wearing appropriate clothing + footwear
How do people mitigate at home
Well insulated houses
What mitigation has allowed people to continue their traditional reindeer herding
Use of modern transport
How do the Sami adapt to herd + move reindeer into new pastures
Use snow mobiles, helicopters or boats
