Study the cartoon by James Silk.

2 polar bears, a mother and her cub, are on a small iceberg in the ocean. The mother bear is thinking "I fear mankind is becoming a geological force of nature!"

How do the ice float and the text create meaning?

The image and the text show that polar bears use ice floats as transport.
The image and the text show that polar bears try to avoid human communities.
The image shows the increasingly cold temperatures of the Arctic, and the text blames this on humans.
The image and the text work together to show the destructive consequences of human activity.