Opportunities and Challenges in Cold Environments Quiz

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Opportunities and Challenges in Cold Environments Quiz

Which of the following is not a cold environments development opportunity?

Tourism, particularly cruises.

Fishing e.g. salmon in Alaska’s rivers.

Mineral extraction e.g. gold.

Energy, through extracting oil and coal.

Solar energy

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following is not a reason for uneven development in the cold environments?

Construction and the provision of services is easy to provide in cold environments.

There is a low population density in cold environments.

Cold environments are often very inaccessible.

It is difficult to adapt to the extreme temperature.

Correct! Wrong!

How have people adapted to cold environments?

Slash and burn is a practiced form of farming.

Water is extracted from aquifers.

Indigenous people survive as hunter-gatherers as they are unable to grow crops.

Correct! Wrong!

True or false? In some cold environments there are opportunities to extract oil and gas.

False

True

Correct! Wrong!

True or false? Some cold environments have rich mineral resources including coal, silver and gold.

False

True

Correct! Wrong!

True of false? Coastal waters of tundra environments tend to be rich in fish.

False

True

Correct! Wrong!

True or false? In recent years tourism has declined in cold environments.

False

True

Correct! Wrong!

Tourism in cold environments, particularly in adventure tourism, has increased in recent years.

Which of the following is not a challenge in developing cold environments?

Buildings and infrastructure

Mineral extraction

Inaccessibility

Extreme temperature

Correct! Wrong!

True or false? Cold environments are often only accessible by boat or plan.

False

True

Correct! Wrong!

True or false? Permafrost makes it very challenging to construct buildings and infrastructure due to it causing subsistence when it thaws.

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

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Well done! You have a good understanding of this area of geography.

Good try, you could do with revising this area a bit more though.

Oh dear, you definitely need to work on this area.

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