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Cold Lands to the North Flashcards

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One of the strangest places on earth

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North Pole

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North America’s famous waterfall on the US-Canadian border in the Great Lakes

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Niagara Falls

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Salt lake that’s 4-7 x’s saltier than the ocean (hint:in Utah)

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Great Salt Lake

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What world record does the Arctic willow hold?

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Smallest tree

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Where was this Huge rock carving of 4 American presidents built at?

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Mt. Rushmore

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The North Pole and the surrounding area lie in…

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The Arctic

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The point beyond which trees cannot grow

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Timberline

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Another name for northern lights

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Aurora borealis

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Very few people live at the North Pole (T or F and why)

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False,only some live near it tho!

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Smallest and coldest ocean on earth

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Arctic Ocean

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Large masses of ice thst flow slowly over land

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Glaciers

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An iceberg is just a piece of glacier that broke off into the sea (T or F and why)

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True

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Tiny plants that thrive in the arctic waters (hint:spongebob)

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Plankton

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What animal eats plankton?

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Fish

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Strange looking birds (hint:u educated dida about them)

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Puffins

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A layer of fat on fur seals that helps keep them warm

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Blubber

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What part of Greenland is the main source of the northern hemisphere’s icebergs?

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Western

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What zone’s are the coldest regions of the earth?

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Frigid zones

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Why does the tundra region have the nickname “land of the midnight sun” ?

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Because the sun shines all day and all night

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What is permanently frozen ground called?

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Permafrost

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21
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Fungi and _____ grow together to make up lichen

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Algae

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A seabird that migrates farther than any other bird

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Arctic tern

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An arctic bird that has a mat of short feathers that are like snowshoes

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Ptarmigan

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What do musk oxen do when they are threatened by a pack of wolves?

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They arrange in a circle facing outward around the younger and weaker ones

25
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North American reindeer

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Caribou

26
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Little rodents that look like fat, round mice

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Lemmings

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The people of northern Alaska, whose name means “eaters of raw meat”

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Eskimos

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Aren’t Eskimos and Inuits the same people? (T or F and why)

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True

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What were the most common meats for the Eskimos?

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Seal and Caribou

30
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What were mukluks?

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Boots

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What were their long hooded jackets that were made out of different types of fur called?

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Parkas

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What were their snow houses called?

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Igloos

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What was the only animal that was domesticated? (Hint: they were used for sleds)

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Dogs

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What does domesticated mean?

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Tamed

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What were the two kind of boats invented for water travel?

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Kayak and umiak

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A one-man boat constructed of seal skin stretched over a frame

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Kayak

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What do Eskimos and Inuit use rather than dog sleds?

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Snowmobiles

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A barbed head attached to a long shaft that could be attached to some kind of cord. This was used for hunting.

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Harpoon

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Perhaps the most famous missionary to the Canadian Inuits and their neighbors

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Sir Wilfred, Grenfell

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The Russian word meaning “forest” (hint: sounds like a type of big cat)

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Tiger

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What does boreal mean?

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Northern

42
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What is the type of tree whose name means cone bearers?

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Conifers

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The oldest and largest trees in the world (hint: their name means cone bearers)

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Conifers

44
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Trees that keep their leaves all year

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Evergreens

45
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Gummy substance that comes from blisters on tree bark (hint: used in 5 min hacks)

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Resin

46
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Most numerous and varied trees in the world

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Broadleaf

47
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What does deciduous mean?

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They lose their leaves in the fall

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Largest member of the deer family

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Moose

49
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North America’s largest rodent

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Beaver

50
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Ravens and crows are the same (T or F and why)

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False, the crow is more intelligent than the raven

51
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The golden eagle actually has golden color! (T or F and why)

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True

52
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Nicknamed the king of the birds

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Golden eagle

53
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Why was the bald eagle given this name if it was not actually bald?

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Bald originally meant whiteheaded

54
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How many Indian tribes of the far north were there?

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5

55
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The disgusting mixture made for long trips

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Pemmican

56
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Which Indian said the “thank you” prayer before they ate?

A

Naskapi

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