北極領土劃分引發爭議

　　8月6日CNN聽力：北極國土分別激發爭議

　　See if you can I.D. me.

　　I'm one of the places where the earth axis intersectsits surface.

　　My latitude is 90 degrees north and my longitude isall of them.

　　Despite popular belief, magnetic compasses do notpoint directly to me.

　　I'm the North Pole, and I'm in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.

　　North Pole gets a lot of attention this time of year, but who owns it, in what country doesSanta live?

　　Denmark is making an argument it`s on Danish land.

　　The country says because the North Pole is connected to the continental shelf ofGreenland,and because Greenland is a Danish autonomous territory, the North Pole isDenmark`s.

　　This goes against Russia`s claim to the Pole.

　　A Russian submarine planted a titanium flag underneath it in 2007.

　　And that made Canada angry, because it claims the North Pole.

　　Why are different countries arguing over this?

　　Well, "The U.S. Geological Survey" report says the region is rich in undiscovered naturalresources including a lot of oil.

　　Arctic countries have agreed to let the United Nations decide whose land or whose territorythis is.

　　That would give them certain rights over parts of the Arctic.

　　So, Denmark`s joining Russia, Canada and the U.S. in staking its claim.

　　Three "Roll Call" requests from yesterday`s transcript`s page.

　　It said cnnstudentnews.com.

　　We are starting on Lake Michigan.

　　In the port city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, the red devils of Bradford High School are on the roll.

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