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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
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aurora borealis
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the smallest and coldest ocean
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Arctic Ocean
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a large mass of ice that moves slowly down a valley from highlands
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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
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permafrost
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some of the hardiest plants on earth and an important food source for the animals of the tundra
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lichens
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the world's smallest tree
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arctic willow
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a sea bird that migrates 22,000 miles each year
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arctic tern
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North American reindeer
the most valuable of all land animals in the tundra |
caribou
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little rodents that look like fat, round mice and an important food source in the tundra
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lemmings
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people of the Arctic region
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Inuits
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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.
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the main source of food for the Eskimos
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meat
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clothing of the Eskimos
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snow goggles
parkas-long coats mukluks- tall boots 2 layers of clothing |
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when traveling the Eskimos built these for shelter
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igloos
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for traveling over land the Eskimos used
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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 |
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what did the Eskimos hunt with?
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spears, harpoons, arrows
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the first written books in the Eskimo language were given to them by ____
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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the greatest need of the Eskimos today is to ___
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hear the Word of God
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