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2. WATCH the video.
3. ANSWER the questions.
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• at the heart [exp] - at the center / really important
• promote [v] - bring more attention to
• pace [n] - speed
• domestically [adv] - produced in the original country
• fundamental [adj] - important / essential
• eventuality [n] - something that will become true later
• pristine [adj] - perfectly clean and beautiful
• nub [n] - hinge; main part
• pose [v] - be / present oneself
• further [v] - to increase a situation or effect
• incongruous [adj] - not matching
• accelerate [v] - speed something up
• microcosm [n] - small sample
• wildlife [n] - wild animals
• seeing [v] - experiencing
• decades [n] - periods of 10 years
• permafrost [n] - soil, rock or sediment that has been frozen for more than two consecutive years [ image ] [ image ]
• century [n] - period of 100 years
• elsewhere [n] - another place
• particularly [adv] - specifically / especially
• acutely [adv] - very
• heritage [n] - tradition / valued history

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

1. What is Alaska rich in? (Check all that apply.)
   Wildlife
   Oil
   Natural resources
   Climate change
   
   
2. What is the state trying to balance?
   Economy vs. oil drilling
   Oil drilling vs. Jobs
   Environmental protection vs. glacier melting
   Environmental protection vs. economy
   
   
3. Rising temperatures has led to ____. (Check all that apply)
   the destruction of villages
   the melting of sea ice
   the melting of permafrost
   the melting of permanent structures
   
   
4. What is Lisa Murkowski aware of?
   the dangers of oil drilling
   the dangers of losing jobs
   the dangers of climate change
   the dangers of polar bears
   
   
5. What two contradictory ideas is Murkowski trying to balance?
   Promoting climate change and the use fossil fuels.
   Promoting oil drilling and jobs.
   Promoting the use of fossil fuels and protecting the environment.
   Promoting the use of fossil fuels and protecting jobs.
   
   
6. Why did former president George Bush want to drill for oil?
   To become wealthy.
   To create jobs.
   To avoid trading with foreign countries.
   To avoid dependency on foreign oil supplies.
   
   
7. What did Obama try to do?
   Protect Alaska from energy development.
   Protect energy development projects .
   Protect energy jobs.
   Protect the land from natural disasters.
   
   
8. How does the Trump administration feel about the issue?
   They agree with the Obama administration.
   They want no regulations on the energy industry.
   They want to buy energy from abroad.
   They want fewer regulations on the energy industry.
   
   
9. How do does the narrator feel about the resources?
   They should be protected.
   They should be available to sell.
   They should help economic development.
   They should not be protected.
   
   
10. Why is Alaska so fascinating? (Check all that apply)
    It is its own ecosystem.
    It represents and exemplifies what is happening at the national level.
    It is very different from what is happening at the national level.
    It is the biggest state in the U.S.A.
    
    
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1. What is more important: the economy or the environment?
2. If you were a resident of Alaska, would you vote to protect the environment, or would you vote to create more jobs in the energy sector?
3. Can you think of any solutions that would benefit both the environment and the economy?
4. Which focus is better the for the short term (jobs or environment)? The long term? Are long-term or short-term goals more important?