Source 1

WHY IS ANTARCTICA A SIGNIFICANT

ENVIRONMENT?

http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%

20file/science/human_impact_on_antarctica.php

The fact that Antarctica to this day has

places still remaining un-discovered is

what makes it one of the most

significant places in the world.

Important to the development of

science, Antarctica offers an indicator

as to how the Earth’s environment is

changing (due to human activity).

Antarctica is under attack in terms of

pollution, endangered species and

contaminated soil. Environmental

campaigns are trying to prevent this,

hence the significance of Antarctica.

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Source 2

WHY IS ANTARCTICA A SIGNIFICANT

ENVIRONMENT?

https://www.bas.ac.uk/about/antarctica/why-

antarctica-matters/

To scientists and the world, Antarctica

is a unique record of how our planet’s

climate is changing. This is possible as

Antarctica’s remoteness and

uninhabited plains of 4km thick ice

can change due to global warming

and human pollution. With Antarctica,

we can understand what state our

world is at in terms of pollution.

Tourism is very strong in Antarctica

due to its pristine environment and it’s

beautiful scenery, however, the icy

plains are slowly becoming increasing

vulnerable each year.

Source 3

WHY IS ANTARCTICA A SIGNIFICANT

ENVIRONMENT?

http://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/antarcti

ca/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-antarctica

Antarctica is under attack in terms of

pollution, endangered species and

contaminated soil. Environmental

campaigns are trying to prevent this,

hence the significance of Antarctica.

From this part of the picture, we can

see the beautiful scenery and plains of

Antarctica . This shows that it might

have some importance to do with the

issue or subject that this photo is trying

to convey.

The wing of a passenger plane

identifies the idea of humans

travelling in Antarctica. However in

this instance, we can identify that

tourism is the main idea as the cut

edge of the plane wing passing by or

swerving around the mountain can

shows tourism or sightseeing.

Whether it be identifying an issue or

a subject, this photo is definitely

identifying the sightseeing tours of

Antarctica.

Source 1

WHY IMPACT DO PEOPLE HAVE ON THIS

ENVIRONMENT?

http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-1_u-21_t-194_c-

619/human-impact/nsw/human-impact/current-issues-

antarctica/what-the-future-holds

The current people who are living

locally on Antarctica are

impacting the Antarctic

environment through hunting and

fishing, lowering the population of

wildlife and fish stock. This can

impact not only the species

themselves, but the predators

who need prey to survive, hence

the continuous chain of decrease

in wildlife.

Although this decrease in wildlife

is happening, humans are trying to

help sustain the wildlife population

by restoring everything they took

away. Animals are gaining

protection by marine reserves and

conservation campaigns.

Source 2

WHY IMPACT DO PEOPLE HAVE ON THIS

ENVIRONMENT?

http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/g

lobal-warming-ship-of-fools-cartoon.html

From this cartoon, we can see that

this ship is the “S.S Global

Warming”, and with people aboard,

we can tell that it represents the

world and the people who are

causing global warming. The idea of

the man stating that the ice of

Antarctica is “white and cold mud”

shows us that the ice is starting to

melt, exactly like mud, hence the

observation. The idea that this

cartoon portrays is that global

warming is a major issue for

Antarctica and the fact that it might

affect our future and Antarctica’s

existence.

Source 3

WHY IMPACT DO PEOPLE HAVE ON THIS

ENVIRONMENT?

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1996/nstc96r

p/images/figii1.gif

This map simply outlines that

territorial claims of some of the

countries that are members of the

Antarctic Treaty System. For these

claims, we can assume that each

country has the right to research and

investigate on there claim however

as an opinion, it is uncertain what

activities could happen as it may not

co-operate with the Antarctic Treaty

or the members who are part of it.

The impact that these countries have

on the environment is important to

be taken care of, as making the

wrong move whether it be harming

the environment or wildlife can

cause serious trouble towards the

treaty and the rest of the world.

Source 1

IS THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY DOING ENOUGH TO

MAKE SURE THAT THIS AREA IS SUSTAINABLE?

http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20fil

e/science/human_impact_on_antarctica.php

As a global effort,

environmentalists are taking note

of how their activity in the bases

affects the environment, mainly

for disturbance and waste

reasons.

Due to the protection of the

environment and wildlife in

Antarctica, the global community

is limiting annual visitors and has

made strict rules about the bases

e.g. no vehicles.

Source 2

IS THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY DOING ENOUGH TO

MAKE SURE THAT THIS AREA IS SUSTAINABLE?

http://www.antarctica.gov.au/law-and-treaty

For the protection of the last

great wilderness on Earth, the

Antarctic Treaty System as a

global community created the

“Madrid Protocol” that

bonded national members in

there agreement to keeping

Antarctica sustainable. The

Protocol related to subjects

such as environmental impact,

conservation of flora and

fauna, prevention of marine

pollution and many other

environmental aspects;

Source 3

IS THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY DOING ENOUGH TO

MAKE SURE THAT THIS AREA IS SUSTAINABLE?

http://www.lastocean.org/Marine-Protection/The-

Process/Antarctic-Treaty-System-__I.3819

From this well-directed photo, we

can see the unity of the flags

surrounding the geographic south

pole. This shows the idea of how the

countries of the world have united as

one around the pole, meaning that

together they are in Antarctica. In the

background, we can also see a large

base with the symbol of Antarctica

which happens to be the logo for the

Antarctic Treaty System. The

Antarctic Treaty regulates the

international relations to the

protection and respect to Antarctica.

This photo shows that the world is

helping and keeping Antarctica safe

as a community.

From my annotated research, we can easily conclude that the rate of how the global community

is helping the environment of Antarctica is great, however we can identify that it is not enough

for the environment of Antarctica to be sustained.

As a global community, we are becoming more aware of the beauties and the scientific

significance that Antarctica holds as every country who is part of the Antarctic Treaty has signed

to a protocol that relates to conservations and rules of what and what not to perform in

Antarctica (See Source 2, FQ #3). Alongside this, as a world we are also helping to sustain

Antarctica through being aware about how humans impact the environment. Environmental

audits and use of alternative energy sources is helping bases on Antarctica to get a better

understanding of what needs to be changed and how they can benefit the future of Antarctica

(See Source 1, FQ #1).

Although the global community is helping the environment and wildlife in Antarctica, only a

very small amount of us are actually doing something about the awareness. Several billions of

people to this day all around the world are polluting and over-using cars and heat/electrical

sources that are causing the whole idea of greenhouse gases and global warming. If human

evolution continues, the more people and the more pollution can be made.

Overall, we can see that the people of the world are taking action and are doing something

about how Antarctica, one of the most significant environments on our planet, could overtime

begin to melt away. However, although it seems like we are taking care of this matter, It is

obvious that overtime, Antarctica will melt away due to the overgrown population’s

misunderstanding of how bad pollution really is.

Summary Of Research

Evaluation Of Project Research a. Which two sources were the most helpful? (Give reasons why)

From the research I have carried out, I believe my most substantial pieces of information would

have to have been from my Source 1 in Focus Question 1 and my Source 1 in Focus Question 3.

Both pieces of research were full of useful information that was clear to annotate and gave me a

better understanding of what the kind of processes are taking place in Antarctica to help

preserve it and its qualities.

a. Which type of sources did you not use? (Give a clear reason)

For educational and statistical purposes, I tried to use websites that were certified and contained

information that of informational reports by people who actually are telling the truth. 90% of

websites are fake, and I made sure not to use comments from people around the world as my

resource because there is a high chance that it is opinion based and may not be correct.

a. Were there some sources which showed bias? (Good or bad viewpoints expressed that are

based on the interest group that presents the source material)

From the areas that I researched on the internet, I did not see or pay attention to any bias

comments or statement during the annotation process. There was controversial information

about how the global community is or isn’t doing enough but apart from that, I didn’t noticed any

form of bias.

Evaluation Of Project Annotation a. Did you find the annotation process easy or difficult? Why?

During annotation, I found that once you get started it is fairly easy to continue. The research that

I collected was specifically selected for its substantial information and easy reading qualities. I

found that the annotating process was overall simple however if you write in a lot more detail,

the process begins to take more time.

a. Did the example of the annotated work help with the annotation process?

Honestly, the example helped me understand more about how I should carry out my project. At

first when I read the assignment details, I couldn’t clearly visualize what I had to do to score

Excellence, however with the example, I got a better picture as to how I would layout my

annotations in terms of how much work I needed to do and how it was supposed to look.

Improvement a. Would you change your approach to researching and collecting information? How?

As of today, the internet provides a lot of helpful information but also fake and pointless

websites. This project helps me to learn and develop a taste for telling which websites are good

and which ones are not so good for information. As a last resort, I would use books however I

feel that the quick access of the internet and the fact that it is always updated is what gives me

the idea to use the recent information from the web rather than any other source. Overall, I

believe I worked well on this project and my information that I have collected is great for getting

a better understanding of what really is happening to Antarctica.