Ten questions to help you test your knowledge about the Geography of Glaciers

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1. How much of the world's glacier ice is contained in the 2 ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica?
less than 5%
about 20%
about 50%
about 80%
more than 95%
 

2. Which of the following locations have no glaciers at present?
Australia
Africa
Equatorial South America
The USA
Indonesia
 

3. Why is there no glacier at the north pole?
There is no land mass there
It is too warm
It is too windy
It is too cold
It is too dry

Questions 4-9 relate to this map

4. In which area is Jakobshavn Glacier?
A
B
C
D
E		 5. Which letter marks the southern limit of the former Laurentide ice sheet?
G
N
M
P
E		 6. Where is the Patagonian Icefield?
E
B
F
K
L
7. Where is Variegated Glacier?
D
P
K
E
C		 8. What location does the letter C mark?
Greenland
Iceland
Novaya Zemlya
Svalbard
Patagonia		 9. What glacier is at N?
Cotopaxi ice cap
Jakobshavn Glacier
Russell Glacier
Kilimanjaro ice cap
The Ross ice shelf

10. Approximately what percentage of the Earth's land surface is covered by glaciers?
0.5
1
5
10
20
 

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