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1. The document discusses several questions about how the Arctic is affected by ongoing climate change, the role of sea ice in the global climate system, and how indigenous Arctic peoples are affected by climate change.
2. It provides background information on the Arctic, including its inhabitants, boundaries, sea ice levels, and impact on polar bears.
3. The document also briefly discusses Antarctica and contrasts it with the Arctic, noting Antarctica is the windiest, coldest, driest place on Earth and home to penguins, while the Arctic has more gradual boundaries defined by factors like temperature and permafrost levels.
1. The document discusses several questions about how the Arctic is affected by ongoing climate change, the role of sea ice in the global climate system, and how indigenous Arctic peoples are affected by climate change.
2. It provides background information on the Arctic, including its inhabitants, boundaries, sea ice levels, and impact on polar bears.
3. The document also briefly discusses Antarctica and contrasts it with the Arctic, noting Antarctica is the windiest, coldest, driest place on Earth and home to penguins, while the Arctic has more gradual boundaries defined by factors like temperature and permafrost levels.
1. The document discusses several questions about how the Arctic is affected by ongoing climate change, the role of sea ice in the global climate system, and how indigenous Arctic peoples are affected by climate change.
2. It provides background information on the Arctic, including its inhabitants, boundaries, sea ice levels, and impact on polar bears.
3. The document also briefly discusses Antarctica and contrasts it with the Arctic, noting Antarctica is the windiest, coldest, driest place on Earth and home to penguins, while the Arctic has more gradual boundaries defined by factors like temperature and permafrost levels.
How is hc Aitit allctco ly ongoing tlinac thangc` Wha is hc iolc ol Aitit sca-itc in oiiving hc glolal tlinac syscn` How is hc Aitit allctco ly long-iangc anosphciit polluion` How aic hc Aitits inoigcnous pcoplc allctco ly tlinac thangc` /-i- A generally cold area with dynamic boundaries centred on the North Pole. las been inhabited by an indigenous population ,the Inuit, since -- insert date 1he Arctic is the only place in the world where polar bears occur in the wild. Is strongly inter-linked with the global climate system. /-i-i- 1he southern continent, and also the windiest, coldest and driest place on earth. Only inhabited by scientiic teams and a handul o ,also scientiic, oerwinterers. 1he spiritual home o the penguin. Seen as being isolated rom the global climate system by the circum-Antarctic current. ^-|-- i|- /-i- In contrast to the well-deined Antarctic, the Arctic has much more gradual boundaries. Deined biologically, it includes the regions aboe the latitudinal treeline. Climatologically, it includes the area with a mean July temperature o 10C. Geographically, it can also be deined by the extent o permanently rozen ground, known as permarost. Remember that all these are dynamic, with the Arctic`s boundaries shiting with shiting climate. 1he , the undispituted King o the Arctic`, relies on a wide extent o sea-ice to gather its prey. Any reduction in sea-ice, let alone a major warming period, would hae dire consequences on the amount o polar bears in the Arctic regions. 1i||uqec |i[e unou|i[ (`ne |uce o{ veuc`) ue doed u|onq een|undc innuviuv|e coucu| ci. 1nnuvied vq ne indiqeneouc 1nui, neq ue ne ico|uedenc|u.ec o{ ci.i|icuiononne ~o|dc |uqec und ~i|dec ic|und. Ine ucciun cou| wininq o~n o{ uencvuq, |ocued on ne counen edqe o{ 3.u|vudc 1ce-{iod, eew|i{iec unone eucon {o ~nq eo|e ue in ne Scic, ic ecoucec. Developed for the NZ YSC and the Frozen Five team by Kim (senger.kim@ gmail.com). See www.ipyyouthnz.org for more information.