Online Geography Resources

Impact of Global Climatic Change on High Latitude Extreme Environments

IB DP Geography - Extreme Environments

Base knowledge and understanding

Source

Video Clip

Data Visualization

Independent - Matterhorn disintegrating in the face of global warming
[3 April 2012]

News Article

Words to be defined

Context

The aim of this lesson:

To be able to discuss the potential impact of global climatic change (global warming) on the indigenous populations, settlement and economic activities in extreme environments.

Synthesis

Potential impact of global climatic change on the indigenous populations and settlement in high latitude extreme environments

		Highlights of 'Impacts of a Warming Arctic' - report of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment [Source] Cultural survival - page 7 Hunting - page 7 Coastal erosion and thawing permafrost - page 8 Thawing permafrost - page 9
		The disappearing world of the last of the Arctic hunters [3 October 2010]
		In a far corner of Greenland, hope is fading with the language and sea ice [28 November 2010]
		Greenland's race for minerals threatens culture on the edge of existence [6 February 2011]

Potential impact of global climatic change on economic activities in high latitude extreme environments

		Highlights of 'Impacts of a Warming Arctic' - report of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment [Source] Impacts of Opening of Sea Routes - page 12
		Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research - University of Alaska Fairbanks: Summary of Main Implications of Global Change in the Region - Alaska and the Bering Sea Region [Source]
		Thawing Arctic opens up new shipping routes on the 'roof of the world' [5 July 2011]

Review

'The unique way of life of indigenous populations that live in extreme environments is more at risk from Global Climatic Change than modern settlements and economic activities are.' Discuss this statement. [15 marks]

The markbands can be found here - you need to look at Paper 2.

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