The document discusses various ideas for the future of Antarctica and presents opposing views on whether development should be allowed. It outlines current protections in place, including allowing scientific research but banning military activities, nuclear testing, and commercial fishing/sealing within limits. Two speakers, Sidney and Laura, present different perspectives on development. Students are tasked with writing a magazine article as a reporter, using the background provided and speeches to argue whether development should be allowed, while providing sufficient context for readers unfamiliar with Antarctica. Key topics addressed include environmental protections, territorial claims, and balancing research with preservation.
Antarctica is important for several reasons:
1) It stores minerals and resources that may be needed in the future like oil, gold, and coal.
2) It contains 75% of the Earth's fresh water.
3) It reflects heat from the sun, helping to reduce global warming.
There are arguments both for and against developing Antarctica. Those for development say its resources could help address issues like rising oil prices and food shortages. Those against say Antarctica should be preserved as the world's last untouched wilderness and developing it could harm wildlife and the environment. The future of Antarctica is debated between prioritizing protection versus sustainable use of its resources.
Antarctica is the southernmost continent located around the South Pole. While no countries claim sovereignty over Antarctica, many nations cooperate to use the continent for scientific research. Antarctica has a frozen climate year-round which makes it uninhabited, though scientists will visit to study the weather, wildlife like various penguin species, and landscape.
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, located in the Antarctic region surrounded by the Southern Ocean. It is almost entirely covered in ice that averages over 1.6 kilometers thick. Antarctica is considered a desert with very little precipitation, and it is the coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth. Though no one lives there permanently, research stations are home to 1,000-5,000 people seasonally, and only cold-adapted life survives, including penguins, seals and limited plants.
Beautiful pix of Antartica for your viewing pleasure.
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Antarctica plays an important role in regulating the world's climate through its ocean currents, which circulate heat globally and transport carbon dioxide, affecting factors like temperature, wind and rainfall patterns. Antarctica is also a crucial site for scientific research on climate change and monitoring the impacts of global pollution. Tourism in Antarctica is growing but needs to be well-managed to prevent damage to the environment and wildlife from waste, disturbed habitats, and the removal of historic items.
The document summarizes key information about Antarctica:
1) Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and driest continent on Earth and holds about 3/4 of the world's fresh water. 2) Three famous early explorers of Antarctica were Roald Amundsen, Ernest Shackleton, and Robert Falcon Scott. 3) Antarctica's wildlife includes killer whales, seals, penguins, krill, and plankton but few plant species due to the extreme climate.
The powerpoint gives details about dialogue and ladder of inference, enacting change etc. and applicaiton detal with the major photos on the Antarctica Short Intro and Robert Swan's story deleted (because it is too big)
A short sharing about the BP Antarctica Expedition Selection Process, and What Antarctica meant.
In short, it's all about passion and committement
and to me, Antarctica made me realised tha we have a choice, to reorganise ourselves in a way which preserves the beauty of Antarctica (and the best of Humanity) for generations to come..
- The document outlines tasks for a project on Antarctica, including collecting information, annotating sources, summarizing findings, and evaluating the process.
- The learning intention is that Antarctica is an environment of global significance, and the success criteria includes completing the outlined tasks.
- Sources were collected and annotated to answer questions about why Antarctica is significant, the impacts of people, and whether enough is being done to ensure sustainability.
1. The document discusses various topics relating to Antarctica including ice shelves breaking off to form icebergs, the main American base at McMurdo, active volcano Mt. Erebus, aircraft ferrying people and equipment, issues like whaling, global warming, and human impact.
2. It provides details on how Antarctica regulates the world's climate as the "weather engine" and influences ocean currents distributing heat globally. Melting sea ice in 2000 trapped penguins, affecting populations.
3. The crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901 in 1979 killed all 257 people aboard on an Antarctic sightseeing flight, one of the worst disasters in Antarctic history.
El documento describe varios sitios del Perú que han sido declarados Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, incluyendo la ciudadela inca de Machu Picchu, el Parque Nacional Huascarán, la zona arqueológica de Chan Chan, el Parque Nacional del Manu, el Centro Histórico de Lima, y las Líneas de Nazca. Cada sitio ofrece paisajes naturales impresionantes, ruinas arqueológicas de culturas pre-incas e incas, y ejemplos notables de arquitectura colonial
The document discusses various ideas for the future of Antarctica and presents opposing views on whether development should be allowed. It outlines current protections in place, including allowing scientific research but banning military activities, nuclear testing, and commercial fishing/sealing within limits. Two speakers, Sidney and Laura, present different perspectives on development. Students are tasked with writing a magazine article as a reporter, using the background provided and speeches to argue whether development should be allowed, while providing sufficient context for readers unfamiliar with Antarctica. Key topics addressed include environmental protections, territorial claims, and balancing research with preservation.
Antarctica is important for several reasons:
1) It stores minerals and resources that may be needed in the future like oil, gold, and coal.
2) It contains 75% of the Earth's fresh water.
3) It reflects heat from the sun, helping to reduce global warming.
There are arguments both for and against developing Antarctica. Those for development say its resources could help address issues like rising oil prices and food shortages. Those against say Antarctica should be preserved as the world's last untouched wilderness and developing it could harm wildlife and the environment. The future of Antarctica is debated between prioritizing protection versus sustainable use of its resources.
Antarctica is the southernmost continent located around the South Pole. While no countries claim sovereignty over Antarctica, many nations cooperate to use the continent for scientific research. Antarctica has a frozen climate year-round which makes it uninhabited, though scientists will visit to study the weather, wildlife like various penguin species, and landscape.
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, located in the Antarctic region surrounded by the Southern Ocean. It is almost entirely covered in ice that averages over 1.6 kilometers thick. Antarctica is considered a desert with very little precipitation, and it is the coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth. Though no one lives there permanently, research stations are home to 1,000-5,000 people seasonally, and only cold-adapted life survives, including penguins, seals and limited plants.
Beautiful pix of Antartica for your viewing pleasure.
I receive several PowerPoint presentations through e-mail, so I thought I'd share them. I just post them. I didn't creat them :)
www.PowerLegacy.Com
Antarctica plays an important role in regulating the world's climate through its ocean currents, which circulate heat globally and transport carbon dioxide, affecting factors like temperature, wind and rainfall patterns. Antarctica is also a crucial site for scientific research on climate change and monitoring the impacts of global pollution. Tourism in Antarctica is growing but needs to be well-managed to prevent damage to the environment and wildlife from waste, disturbed habitats, and the removal of historic items.
The document summarizes key information about Antarctica:
1) Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and driest continent on Earth and holds about 3/4 of the world's fresh water. 2) Three famous early explorers of Antarctica were Roald Amundsen, Ernest Shackleton, and Robert Falcon Scott. 3) Antarctica's wildlife includes killer whales, seals, penguins, krill, and plankton but few plant species due to the extreme climate.
The powerpoint gives details about dialogue and ladder of inference, enacting change etc. and applicaiton detal with the major photos on the Antarctica Short Intro and Robert Swan's story deleted (because it is too big)
A short sharing about the BP Antarctica Expedition Selection Process, and What Antarctica meant.
In short, it's all about passion and committement
and to me, Antarctica made me realised tha we have a choice, to reorganise ourselves in a way which preserves the beauty of Antarctica (and the best of Humanity) for generations to come..
- The document outlines tasks for a project on Antarctica, including collecting information, annotating sources, summarizing findings, and evaluating the process.
- The learning intention is that Antarctica is an environment of global significance, and the success criteria includes completing the outlined tasks.
- Sources were collected and annotated to answer questions about why Antarctica is significant, the impacts of people, and whether enough is being done to ensure sustainability.
1. The document discusses various topics relating to Antarctica including ice shelves breaking off to form icebergs, the main American base at McMurdo, active volcano Mt. Erebus, aircraft ferrying people and equipment, issues like whaling, global warming, and human impact.
2. It provides details on how Antarctica regulates the world's climate as the "weather engine" and influences ocean currents distributing heat globally. Melting sea ice in 2000 trapped penguins, affecting populations.
3. The crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901 in 1979 killed all 257 people aboard on an Antarctic sightseeing flight, one of the worst disasters in Antarctic history.
El documento describe varios sitios del Perú que han sido declarados Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, incluyendo la ciudadela inca de Machu Picchu, el Parque Nacional Huascarán, la zona arqueológica de Chan Chan, el Parque Nacional del Manu, el Centro Histórico de Lima, y las Líneas de Nazca. Cada sitio ofrece paisajes naturales impresionantes, ruinas arqueológicas de culturas pre-incas e incas, y ejemplos notables de arquitectura colonial