2.1 Comprehension
Greenland
Read the text. Then do tasks a, b and c.
Bildquelle Karte: Directorate of Intelligence, CIA, Greenland-CIA WFB Map (2004), als gemeinfrei gekennzeichnet, Details auf Wikimedia Commons
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a)
What do the following numbers stand for? Match the numbers and definitions.
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0.03 | |
| 11% | |
| less than 800 km | |
| 1,500 m |
| Definition | |
| A | area that lies within the Arctic Circle |
| B | average thickness of the ice sheet |
| C | distance from Greenland’s north to the North Pole |
| D | immigrants from other countries |
| E | length of coastline |
| F | persons per square km |
| G | total land area that the ice sheet covers |
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b)
Decide if the statements are true or false. Mark the correct option. Write down the number of the box where you find this information.
| true | false | box no. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland’s ice sheet is the second biggest after Antarctica’s. | |||
| 2 | Eric the Red called the country “Greenland” to attract settlers. | |||
| 3 | Today, most Greenlanders live in igloos with modern equipment. | |||
| 4 | Politically, Greenland belongs to Denmark. |
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c)
Fill in the missing information. Write 1 – 5 words.
1 You can see the Northern Lights brightly from Greenland because of the 24-hours’ darkness and .
2 Greenland is a famous place for awesome winter sport activities, for example, you can go .
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a)
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0.03 | F |
| 11% | D |
| less than 800 km | C |
| 1,500 m | B |
b)
| true | false | box no. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland’s ice sheet is the second biggest after Antarctica’s. | 1 | ||
| 2 | Eric the Red called the country “Greenland” to attract settlers. | 3 | ||
| 3 | Today, most Greenlanders live in igloos with modern equipment. | 4 | ||
| 4 | Politically, Greenland belongs to Denmark. | 2 |
c)
Hinweis: Pro sachlich richtige Antwort wird 1 BE vergeben. Auch nicht wörtlich zitierte Formulierungen werden akzeptiert.
1 You can see the Northern Lights brightly from Greenland because of the 24-hours’ darkness and
little light pollution / 300 days of clear sky / … .
heli-skiing / ski touring / … .