Northwest Passage
What is the Northwest Passage?
A sea route through the Canadian Arctic.
Which country believes the Northwest Passage is part of its territory?
Canada.
What is the most obvious sign of climate change in the Canadian Arctic?
The melting sea ice.
What is one important thing people need to remember when visiting nature?
They should respect the animals and leave them alone.
Why did explorers search for it?
To find a shorter trade route.
What do Canada and the USA disagree about?
They disagree over who controls it.
This Arctic animal is losing its habitat because of melting ice?
polar bear
What is the Wildlife guardians job
to maintain the safety of people and animals
What was the biggest challenge?
the pack ice, which blocked the route
Why is it important for trade?
It could be a new shipping route
Climate change is opening up this famous Canadian sea route over the top of North America, allowing more shipping traffic through the ice.
the Northwest Passage
What do the people in the video (Keeping the Wild in Wildlife) do to help wildlife
They protect animals and their natural habitats
Why was the Passage not always open?
The ice conditions changed.
What could Canada do if it owned the passage?
Control shipping, and the environment.
This northern part of Canada is losing its sea ice very fast because of climate change.
The Canadian Arctic
Which famous national park in Alberta, Canada, is used as the location for the movie about protecting wild animals?
Jasper National Park?
who was The first explorer to navigate the Northwest Passage successfully
it was the Norwegian Roald Amundsen in 1903-1906
In what year did the first ship successfully navigate the Northwest Passage without the help of an icebreaker
in 2007
What dangerous accident can happen when more ships sail through the ice?
An oil spill
When tourists stop their cars on the highway to look at animals, they create this specific traffic problem that Cam has to manage.
a traffic jam