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Querying with QGreenland

Querying with QGreenland

These quick, one-page tutorials teach you how to analyze QGreenland datasets with beginner-level geoprocessing tools. Our tutorials walk you through the step-by-step process with easy-to-follow directions and screenshots. 

Learn how to:

  • Calculate the volume of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
  • Select populated places in Greenland with more than 5000 people.
  • Calculate the total population of Greenland's towns and settlements.

Context for Use

These short, one-page tutorials are appropriate for beginner QGIS users. Users should have downloaded and opened both QGIS and the QGreenland project.

Landscape shot of Greenland ice sheets in the background and rocks in the foreground. Two polar explorers stand on top of the rocks gazing out into the polar sheets.

Scenic landscape of the Greenland ice sheets. 

Program
QGreenland
Resource Type
Lesson
Geospatial resource
Topics
    Data Literacy
    Polar Regions
High School
University/College
Out-of-school/Non-formal
Instructional Time
10-20 minutes
NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s)
ESS3C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
LS1D: Information Processing
Published Date
CIRES E&O copyright

What Students Will Do

  • Calculate the volume of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
  • Select populated places in Greenland with more than 5000 people.
  • Calculate the total population of Greenland's towns and settlements.

Teaching Materials

Querying with QGreenland:
What is a good estimate of the Greenland ice sheet's volume?
Querying with QGreenland:
Which populated regions in Greenland have more than 5000 people?
Querying with QGreenland:
What is the total number of people in Greenland’s populated areas? What is the average size of Greenland’s populated areas?

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