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What did the Vikings find in Greenland?
What did the Vikings find in Greenland?
- A vast expanse of snow and ice
- A string of verdant meadows with wildflowers (correct)
- A desolate and windswept coastline
- A barren and forbidding landscape
Where did the Vikings set up camp in Greenland?
Where did the Vikings set up camp in Greenland?
- In the midst of harsh winds and sparse vegetation
- Amidst jagged, imposing cliffs protected from the elements (correct)
- Near the vast expanse of snow and ice
- In a desolate and windswept coastal area
What did the Vikings establish in Greenland?
What did the Vikings establish in Greenland?
- A nomadic way of life without any permanent structures
- An advanced legal system and economy
- A small, unorganized community with no trade connections
- A society similar to the one they had left behind in Norway (correct)
What was the population of the Viking settlement at its peak?
What was the population of the Viking settlement at its peak?
How long did the Viking settlement in Greenland prosper before disappearing?
How long did the Viking settlement in Greenland prosper before disappearing?
What has drawn hundreds of scientists, including McGovern, to Greenland each summer?
What has drawn hundreds of scientists, including McGovern, to Greenland each summer?
What did McGovern primarily study to understand the lives and deaths of the Greenland Vikings?
What did McGovern primarily study to understand the lives and deaths of the Greenland Vikings?
What information did the garbage heaps provide about the lives of the Greenland Vikings?
What information did the garbage heaps provide about the lives of the Greenland Vikings?
Why are ice sheets considered a treasure trove for climate scientists?
Why are ice sheets considered a treasure trove for climate scientists?
What is the purpose of analyzing ice-trapped particles by climate scientists?
What is the purpose of analyzing ice-trapped particles by climate scientists?
What did the analysis of ice samples from Greenland reveal about the temperature when the Vikings first arrived?
What did the analysis of ice samples from Greenland reveal about the temperature when the Vikings first arrived?
What did scientists qualify the period as when the Vikings had vanished?
What did scientists qualify the period as when the Vikings had vanished?
Where was the segment of ice sheet drilled for analysis located?
Where was the segment of ice sheet drilled for analysis located?
What was the width of the 3000-meter-long cylinder of ice extracted for analysis?
What was the width of the 3000-meter-long cylinder of ice extracted for analysis?
What university houses Jim White's light stable isotope lab?
What university houses Jim White's light stable isotope lab?
