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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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