# Climate Change and the Inuit: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 1, Reading Passage 3

Source: Passage, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 1, Reading Passage 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 27 | i | they believe their best hope of survival in this changing environment lies in combining their ancestral knowledge with the best of modern science |
| 28 | vi | The Canadian Arctic is a vast, treeless polar desert that's covered with snow for most of the year. |
| 29 | iii | but they still rely heavily on nature to provide food and clothing ... Provisions available in local shops have to be flown into Nunavut on one of the most costly air networks in the world |
| 30 | vii | there has certainly been an impact on people's health |
| 31 | iv | But in recent years IQ has had much more credibility and weight. |
| 32 | ii | There are still huge gaps in our environmental knowledge |
| 33 | farming | Farming is out of the question and nature offers meagre pickings. |
| 34 | sea mammals | surviving by exploiting sea mammals |
| 35 | fish | exploiting sea mammals and fish |
| 36 | Thule | These Thule people moved in from Alaska |
| 37 | islands | and a handful of islands around the North Pole |
| 38 | nomadic | most have abandoned their nomadic ways and settled in the territory's 28 isolated communities |
| 39 | nature | but they still rely heavily on nature to provide food and clothing |
| 40 | Imported | It would cost a family around GBP 7,000 a year to replace meat they obtained themselves through hunting with imported meat. |

## Why these answers are right

**27. i.** Paragraph B explains how the Inuit respond to the threat. They refuse to stand back and let outside experts explain what is happening, and believe their best hope lies in combining ancestral knowledge with modern science. That response fits heading i, the reaction of the Inuit community to climate change.

**28. vi.** Paragraph C begins by describing the Canadian Arctic as a vast, treeless polar desert under snow most of the year, where farming is impossible and early settlers were tested to their limits. The focus on harsh terrain matches heading vi, a difficult landscape.

**29. iii.** Paragraph D is about where the Inuit get basic necessities. They still depend on nature for food and clothing, while shop provisions must be flown in on a very costly air network or brought by supply ship in summer. These sources of supplies match heading iii.

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