Permafrost

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1. Permafrost or permanently frozen ground is traditionally defined as: ground that remains at or below 0 degrees C for at least 100 years ground that remains at or below 0 degrees C for at least 1000 years ground that remains at or below 0 degrees C for at least 2 years ground that has not been above 0 degrees C in historic times

2. Permafrost covers what percentage of the earth's surface? about 5 percent about 10 percent about 25 percent about 50 percent

3. Where has the deepest penetration of permafrost been measured to date? Antarctica Russia Alaska Northern Canada

4. The distribution of permafrost is controlled by many variables but the most important is: climate geothermal heat type of ground material latitude

5. Which feature develops as a result of permafrost degradation? alas palsa pingo ice wedge