Alaska

Question 1

1. Gold mining account for % of Alaska’s mining wealth

Answer 1

1. 20%

Question 2

2. Chemicals are used ( ) which kill local wildlife.

Answer 2

2. Cyanide

Question 3

3. Fishing employs ___

Answer 3

3. 78,500

Question 4

4. and equipment can kill off fish stocks

Answer 4

4. Overfishing

Question 5

5. Most fishing is sustainable eg and therefore will last a long time.

Answer 5

5. Quotas

Question 6

6. Oil is worth $ in Alaska

Answer 6

6. $40 billion

Question 7

7. In 1989 there was an oil spill killing otters and also seals

Answer 7

7. 5,000

Question 8

8. The Trans-Alaskan pipe has a pattern to avoid splitting and are raised above the permafrost

Answer 8

8. Zigzag

Question 9

9. 60% of visitors come on ___

Answer 9

9. Cruise ships

Question 10

10. The town of can only have construction materials delivered one month a year because of the sea ice

Answer 10

10. Barrow

Question 11

11. helps spread the word of protecting the fragile ecosystems

Answer 11

11. Ecotourism

Question 12

12. Poor accessibility with very limited networks. Conditions make it difficult to develop transport networks

Answer 12

12. Roads

Question 13

13. Off road travel cannot take place in the summer due to melting of

Answer 13

13. Permafrost

Question 14

14. High pitched steep used so snow can slide off

Answer 14

14. Roofs

Question 15

15. help heat from escaping and allowing residents to stay warm

Answer 15

15. Triple glazed