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Svalbardmeans"coldcoasts"inIcelandic.ItisatinygroupofislandsbetweenNorwayandwhat place?
theNorth Pole
Iceland
Correct.SvalbardisbetweenNorwayandtheNorth Pole.
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Wherewastheseedvault built?
onflat land
insidea mountain
Correct.Theseedvaultwasbuiltinsideamountain.Thevaultisunderground,packedinrockandice.Thishelpskeepseedssafeand cold.
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Howmanyseedscantheseedvault hold?
thousandsof seeds
millionsof seeds
Correct.Thevaultcanholdmillionsofseeds,butrightnow,onlyoneofthethreeroomshasseedsin it.
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If storedcorrectly,whichtypeofseedhasthelongest life?
sorghum
wheat
Correct.Ifstoredcorrectly,sorghumcouldstillgrow20,000yearsfrom now.
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Bankingon Seeds
TheSvalbardSeedVaultisasafeforseeds.Answerthequestionsabouthowtheseedsare stored.
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