JSIS B 391: Climate Change - An International Perspective: Science, Art, And Activism Quiz 1

Arctic States on Arctic Council

Canada, Denmark (includes Greenland and the Faroe islands), Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, US, Russia

Permanent participants on Arctic Council

Aleut International Association, Arctic Athabascan Council, Gwich'in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Saami Council, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North

What is the Arctic Circle traditionally defined at?

66.5 degrees N of latitude

Who discovered that vertical (like mountainous) regions mimic what happens horizontally (like going north)

Alexander von Humboldt

What is the tree line?

the line north or south of where trees are no longer able to grow

Sublime

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration, awe, or fear

Charismatic megafauna

large animals with widespread popular appeal that many environmental activists focus on for achieving environmental action

what did Knud Rasmussen do

Danish/Greenlandic explorer who made an expedition from Greenland to Alaska via dogsled

Precession

Wobble in Earth's rotational axis

Definitions of the Arctic Circle include

10 degree isotherm (50 degrees F), Arctic human development report boundary, Arctic emergency prevention, preparedness, and prepare boundary, Arctic conservation of flora and fauna boundary, Arctic monitoring and assessment program boundary, Arctic tree line boundary

Lomonosov Ridge

Underwater ridge in the Arctic Ocean.

Which countries are arguing for control of the North Pole

Denmark, Canada, and Russia

Russia has _ nuclear powered icebreakers and is building _ more. Each has _ small nuclear powered reactors onboard and can go through _ meters of ice

8, 7, 2, 3

How are the demographics of Arctic Indigenous Peoples changing

Birth rates are higher than most European countries, but emigration out of arctic is fairly high and their populations are overall decreasing

Trichinosis

disease caused by eating raw or undercooked meat, usually pork, infected with Trichinella larvae