Chp 2

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a point on a mountain beyond which most trees cannot grow because of the the cold

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timberline

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brilliant lights that sometimes light up the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere

Back 2

aurora borealis

Front 3

the smallest and coldest ocean

Back 3

Arctic Ocean

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a large mass of ice that moves slowly down a valley from highlands

Back 4

glacier

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a piece of a glacier that has moved down a mountain and broken off into the sea

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iceburg

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name 4 ways the people of the Arctic depend on the seal

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1. food(meat)
2. clothing(fur)
3. light(burn the blubber)
4. warmth(burn the blubber)
5. thread(tendons)
6. decorations(horns)
7. eating utensils(horns)

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the vast frozen plains located around the Arctic Circle

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tundra

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the coldest region of the earth between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle

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Frigid Zone

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the nickname of the tundra region

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Land of the Midnight Sun because during part of the summer, the sun shines all day and all night

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permanently frozen ground

Back 10

permafrost

Front 11

some of the hardiest plants on earth and an important food source for the animals of the tundra

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lichens

Front 12

the world's smallest tree

Back 12

arctic willow

Front 13

a sea bird that migrates 22,000 miles each year

Back 13

arctic tern

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North American reindeer
the most valuable of all land animals in the tundra

Back 14

caribou

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little rodents that look like fat, round mice and an important food source in the tundra

Back 15

lemmings

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people of the Arctic region

Back 16

Inuits

Front 17

Why did the Eskimos and Inuits move to towns and villages?

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There was not enough food left in the tundra for hunting.

Front 18

the main source of food for the Eskimos

Back 18

meat

Front 19

clothing of the Eskimos

Back 19

snow goggles
parkas-long coats
mukluks- tall boots
2 layers of clothing

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when traveling the Eskimos built these for shelter

Back 20

igloos

Front 21

for traveling over land the Eskimos used

Back 21

dog sleds
snowmobiles

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for traveling on water the Eskimos used

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kayak- one man
umiak- seat up to 12 people

Front 23

what did the Eskimos hunt with?

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spears, harpoons, arrows

Front 24

the first written books in the Eskimo language were given to them by ____

Back 24

missionaries

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an English missionary to the Eskimos

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Sir Wilfren Greenfell

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the cold northern woods south of the tundra

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taiga

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the main trees of the taiga

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conifers

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the oldest and largest trees in the world

Back 28

conifers

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trees that keep their leaves all year

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evergreens

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the most numerous and varied trees in the world

Back 30

broadleaf

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trees that lose their leaves in the fall

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deciduous

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the largest member of the deer family

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moose

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North America's largest rodent; done more than any other animal to shape the landscape of North America

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beaver

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the largest and most powerful birds in the world

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eagles

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a mixture of dried meat pounded together with fat and berries

Back 35

pemmican

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the 5 Indian tribes of the Far North

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1. Cree
2. Ottawa
3. Ojibwa
4. Yellowknife
5. Beaver

Front 37

the greatest need of the Eskimos today is to ___

Back 37

hear the Word of God