After a brief history of earlier endeavors at international cooperation in the Arctic, the article presents a brief account of the proceedings of the Conference of ArcticRim Countries, held in Leningrad in 1988. The proposals of each of the major sections of the conference are summarized and the...
Environmental problems they found in the Arctic would be among the worst they have ___. 选择一项: a. entered b. encountered c. entertained d .engaged 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 b 句意:他们在北极发现的环境问题将是他们遇到的最严重的问题之一。entered进入;encountered遇到;entertained娱乐;engaged...
Ice in its various forms poses severe problems for ships and offshore structures in the Arctic. Due to the increasing activity in that area, research dealing with ice has grown in importance. Analytical methods as well as model- and full-scale testing are applied in attempts to cope with ...
The Arctic is changing. Fossil fuel-powered human development is sending a tide of plastic northward and creating an underwater cacophony.
The threat p___ by climate change in the Arctic is one of the problems faced by Canada's Inuit people. (acedy)相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 osed 本题考查的是单词的拼写。根据句子的语境和语法结构,这里需要一个表示 “造成、带来” 的动词的过去分词形式,和“threat”(威胁)搭配,表示 “由……...
The complicated physical processes governing the polar ionosphere often interrupt high latitude radio communications. For polar circuits presently used prediction techniques are not adequate and need revision. Specific requirements and means for improvin
If we had a kind of system of governance that allowed us to include what we know in science-and to respond to it-we would all be better off.1. People are not very concerned about worse climate issues in the Arctic, mainly because A. they don't spend time in the Arctic and they ...
The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions is a landmark collection drawing together the history of the Arctic and Antarctica from the earliest times to the present. Structured as a series of thematic chapters, an international team of scholars offer a range of perspectives from environmental histor...
An example of how this unfolds can be discerned by comparing the Temne farmers in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and the Inuit people of the Arctic Circle. Due to the differences in their geographic envi- ronments, the former being rich in colours and vegetation whereas the latter is bleak ...
There has also been a new interest in cheese production in the area, providing the locals with a ___ source of income that does not depend on outside visitors. Many of the Arctic tourist destinations have been exploited by ___ companies, who employ temporary workers and send most of the ...