AQA GCSE Geography Svalbard Cold Environments Case Study Notes

A word document containing general notes for the AQA GCSE Geography Svalbard Cold Environments Case Study.

These notes are not an exhaustive list of information for the case study, but provides a good starting point - it includes: information about cold environments; information about the tundra and polar regions; an example of a plant and animal within cold environments, and its adaptations; development in Svalbard; information regarding Longyearbyen; basic information about mineral extraction, energy development, fishing, tourism, coping with extreme temperatures, services, accessibility, opportunities for development, challenges of development, environmental challenges and other facts; management of cold environments, use of technology, action by governemnts, work of conservation groups and stakeholders.