Polar Environments (OCR GCSE Geography)

Topic Questions

1a2 marks

Name two features of Arctic flora.

1b1 mark

The graph and table below show the average September Arctic sea ice extent between 1975 and 2015.

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Year 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Arctic sea ice extent 
(1000000sqkm) 
7.2 7.8 6.9 6.2 6.1 6.4 5.6 4.9 3.6


Which of these statements describing the trend shown on this graph is true?

  • The sea ice extent in 1975 and 1985 was the same. 

  • The sea ice has decreased most rapidly between 1985 and 2000

  • The sea ice has decreased most rapidly between 2000 and 2015

  • The sea ice has rapidly increased from 2000 to 2015

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2a1 mark

Study Fig. 2, which shows the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline in North America.

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Figure 2

Using Fig. 2, identify one environmental impact of resource extraction in Arctic Polar regions.

2b1 mark

Study Fig. 3, which shows a climate graph for a polar region location.

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Figure 3

Select the correct temperature range shown on the graph.

  • –31 °C

  • 3 °C

  • 34 °C

  • 68 °C

2c1 mark

Study Fig. 3, which shows a climate graph for a polar region location.

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Figure 3

Calculate the total annual precipitation for this polar region location.

 ............................ mm

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16 marks

Case study – a global example of sustainable management in either the Arctic or Antarctic.

Name of chosen global example of sustainable management

Assess the success of one global scale sustainable management solution in either the Arctic or the Antarctic

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26 marks

Explain the impacts of human activity on either the Antarctic or Arctic ecosystem.

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38 marks

CASE STUDY – a small-scale example of sustainable management in either the Arctic or Antarctic

Name of small-scale sustainable management example:

Assess the impact of one small-scale example of sustainable management in either the Arctic or the Antarctic ecosystem.

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