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Vistas: Journey to the End of the Earth cheat sheet

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Chapter 16Journey to the End of the Earth

Antarctica: a window to Earth's past and future climate.

1. About

Author: Tishani Doshi. A travel piece about an expedition to Antarctica.

2. Summary

  • The writer travels on the Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy with the Students on Ice programme (led by Geoff Green).
  • Antarctica was once part of Gondwana, a supercontinent.
  • Its untouched ice holds records of the planet's history.
  • Small changes there (like phytoplankton) affect the whole Earth; climate change is a real threat.

3. Themes

  • climate change
  • youth awareness
  • geological history

4. Key Points

  • Phytoplankton: base of the food chain.
  • Students on Ice: young people see the change first-hand.
  • Ozone depletion harms the region.
  • Antarctica has no permanent population.

Remember: Gondwana | Students on Ice | phytoplankton | climate

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