GCU 322 Lecture Quiz 18 (Complete And Verified Study material) (2pages) LEARNEXAMS

Which parts of northern North America were NOT glaciated during the Ice Age? Much of northern and central Alaska The community of Rankin Inlet started out as a _____ town. It lost in a referendum on being Nunavut's capital city, but it has remained a place of significance, primarily as a community of Inuit artists, with a heavy emphasis on artistic ceramics production. Mining At Thule Air Base in far northern Greenland, the sun never sets for nearly _____ months each summer, and the sun never rises for nearly _____ months each winter. 3.5/3.5 A number of Canada's Arctic Islands are very large in territorial size. _____ Island is Canada's second largest island, while _____ is Canada's third largest island. Victoria/Ellesmere Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is within the _____ in the Northwestern Highlands. Brooks Range Where on the Mackenzie River is there a major flooding every year from May to mid June? Near the river's mouth The Trans-Alaska Pipeline begins at _____ and has its southern terminus at the city of Valdez in Prince William Sound (which connects to the Gulf of Alaska). Prudhoe Bay Greenland is the source of many _____ that are found in the north Atlantic Ocean. Icebergs The town of Churchill, Manitoba, on Hudson Bay, has port facilities used to export grain from the Prairie Provinces for about _____ months per year. However, with global warming, it is possible that the port may operate in the near future for about _____