Read the letter

You need to:

Understand where Antarctica is and why it is a special place

Assess the threats and uses of Antarctica as a resource for exploration and exploitation

What and where is Antarctica?Page 79 and the Atlas

Watch the clip and note down all of the physical and human features of Antarctica

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TemK6CF6lF0

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VwADGPfjerI

Fishing and WhalingProduce a timeline of fishing and whaling in the

Southern ocean using pages 79 and 80

Date Event

1786

1830

1868

1925

1930s

1950

1960s

1964

1966

2008

Why are Krill so important to the Southern Ocean food chain? (page 80/1)

Tourism in Antarctica Look at pages 90 to 93 of the Advanced Topic master

for Glaciation and Periglaciation.

1. What attracts tourists to Antarctica?

2. How do they access this place?

3. What has happened to the number of tourists over time? (use the graph to help)

4. What impact does tourism have on this environment?

5. Is tourism well managed in this region?

Opinion Line The Madrid Protocol, Banning Mining, should be

scrapped

It is justifiable to allow whaling

Antarctica remains a wilderness

Tourism to Antarctica should be banned

Tourism to Antarctica should be restricted

Homework Visit www.coolantarctica.com and research the facts

and science section, look at the photographs as well.