Cold Environments

Question 1

Alaska: characteristics and economic activity

Answer 1

Abundant natural resource, remote landscapes which have seen oil, mining, fishing, timber and tourism development

Question 2

Northwest Territories, Canada: characteristics and economic activity

Answer 2

It’s size and remoteness has limited much economic development, but expanding sectors like diamond mining, oil and gas, fur trade and tourism

Question 3

European Alps: characteristics and economic activity

Answer 3

Easily accessible with steep slopes, high snowfall rates and high living standards makes them popular for tourists wanting winter sports. Beautiful scenery and hot sunny weather is popular with hikers, climbers and sightseeing tourists in summer months. Glacial troughs and narrow valleys are good locations for the production of renewable energy in the form of hydroelectric power and wind turbines, essential route ways for transports

Question 4

Siberia: characteristics and economic activity

Answer 4

Size and remoteness makes it inaccessible, it’s rich ore and mineral wealth has led to development of mining iron, silver, copper and gold, alongside coal, oil and gas extraction. Vast forests for timber farming

Question 5

Iceland: characteristics and economic activity

Answer 5

Iceland has traditionally relied on fishing and whaling industries. Also uses geothermal energy to produce vast amounts of clean electricity; cheap flights with budget airlines have opened the island up to sightseeing and adventure tourists

Question 6

Antarctica: characteristics and economic activity

Answer 6

Extreme climate, protected status lack of pollution and human population, make it suitable for adventure tourism and scientific research

Question 7

Southern Ocean: characteristics and economic activity

Answer 7

Cold nutrient-rich waters have always been used for fishing. In late 1900’s hundreds of thousands of tonnes of krill and Patagonian toothfish were harvested before international agreements came in to try reduce the impacts.only limited visitor numbers allowed onto Antarctica, cruise ships have become increasingly common in waters around the continent