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Antarctica as a global common: Threats to Antarctica
Online Lesson | 18 Dec 2026 | Start: 15:00 | DURATION: 2 HOURS Specification content
3.2.1.5.1 Antarctica as a global common
Threats to Antarctica arising from:
- climate change
- fishing and whaling
- the search for mineral resources
- tourism and scientific research.
Learning outcomes
This lesson will help students to understand:
- what the potential impacts of climate change might be for different parts of the continent.
- the impacts whaling and fishing are having in the waters off the coast of Antarctica.
- why mineral extraction may be a further future potential threat to Antarctica.
- the negative impacts of tourism and scientific exploration and how they are being mitigated against.
Suggested timing
2 hours
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Online Lesson | 18 Dec 2026 | Start: 15:00 | DURATION: 2 HOURS Specification content
3.2.1.5.1 Antarctica as a global common
Threats to Antarctica arising from:
- climate change
- fishing and whaling
- the search for mineral resources
- tourism and scientific research.
Learning outcomes
This lesson will help students to understand:
- what the potential impacts of climate change might be for different parts of the continent.
- the impacts whaling and fishing are having in the waters off the coast of Antarctica.
- why mineral extraction may be a further future potential threat to Antarctica.
- the negative impacts of tourism and scientific exploration and how they are being mitigated against.
Suggested timing
2 hours
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