6 Permafrost around the world

 

Step1

In Google Earth, navigate to Europe.  (Hint: from Alaska go over the pole, and hit the “R” key to right the image.)

Question: Where is permafrost found in Europe?

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In the Alps mountains, between northern Italy and Switzerland; in the Pyrenees mountains along the border between Spain and France; and in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

Step2

In Google Earth, navigate to Mongolia and Siberia to view the location of
permafrost in Asia.

Step 3

For a different view, open the Permafrost and Circum-Arctic Permafrost folders from the sidebar by clicking the triangles. Double click on the Permafrost Map and zoom in to see Earth from above the North Pole.

Question: Compared to Europe is there more or less permafrost in Northeast Asia?

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There is much more permafrost in Northeast Asia.

Question: Both Europe and Northeast Asia are on the Eurasian continent. Why is there a difference in the amount of permafrost between the two areas?

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The climate and temperatures of each area are different. Europe has warmer temperatures due to the influence of predominate weather patterns from the Atlantic.

Step 4

Navigate to Tibet by typing Tibet in the Search box to have Google Earth fly you to that location.

 

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