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ANIMALS - have found ways to adapt to life in the Arctic.
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(link)
AULASAUT - Inuit made this for fishing. * (photo)
ARCTIC CIRCLE - imaginary line on maps, an area around the north pole.
* (link) |
* (link)
ARCTIC FOX - is well adapted to life in the Arctic.
(my web page) |
* (link) |
* (link)
ARCTIC HARE - can find enough food to survive the winter.
(my web page) |
* (link)|
* (link)
ARCTIC OCEAN - large body of water,
frozen most of the year.
* (link) |
| (map)
ARCTIC TERN - a bird that migrates great distances
(my web page) | * (link)
ARCTIC WOLF - also called Polar Wolf
* (link) | * (link) | * (link)
ART - Inuit prints, sculptures, tapestries
* (link)
AURORA BOREALIS - (northern lights) colored lights in the night sky
* (link)
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BAFFIN ISLAND - in the Arctic Ocean is Canada's largest island
* (link)
BELUGA WHALE - a small white whale
(my web page) |
* (link) |
* (link)
BIRDS - have found ways to adapt to living in the Arctic
*
(link)
BLUBBER - a layer of fat that keeps sea animals warm in icy waters.
* (link) |
* (link)
BOWHEAD WHALE - has thick layers of blubber.
(my web page) |
* (link) | * (link) |
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CARIBOU - animal with large antlers (link) |
* (link)
CARVINGS - are made from soapstone, antlers, ivory, baleen
*(link)
CLIMATE - the winters are long, cold and stormy with high windchill.
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(link) |
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(link)
CLOTHING - Parkas provided protection and warmth.
* (link) |
* (link) |
* (link) |
* (link)
COTTONGRASS - plants with white fluffy heads
* (link)
CRAFTS - Inuit create jewellery, baskets, dolls and sew traditional clothing.
* (link) |
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DAWSON CITY (Yukon) - grew quickly during the Klondike Gold Rush
* (link)
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY - Canada's most northernly highway
* (link)
DRUM DANCING - people sing, chant and dance to drum music
* (link)
DWARF WILLOW - low-growing plant found on the tundra
* (link) to a photo |
* (link)
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ELLESMERE ISLAND is a large island in the Arctic Ocean.
* (link)
ERMINE - weasel that eats many lemmings.
(my web page) |
* (link)
EUREKA - small community (in the High Arctic) with a weather station
* (link) |
* (link)
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FISH - all kinds of fish live in the Arctic seas (Arctic char, Arctic cod, flounder,
Greenland Shark, whitefish, trout, salmon, etc.)
*
(link)
FORT MCPHERSON (NWT) - a community on the Dempster Highway
* (link) |
* (link
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GAMES - the Inuit enjoy many games and sports (blanket toss, wrestling, ball games, jumping games
* (link) |
* (link) |
* (link)
GLACIERS - a large mass of ice and snow.
*(link) |
GRAY WHALE - migrates from the Arctic to coast of Mexico
*(link) |
* (photos)
GRISE FIORD (Nunavut) - is Canada's most northernly community.
*(link)|
*(link)
GROUND SQUIRRELS - Arctic ground squirrels hibernate for the winter.
(my web page) |
* (link) |
* (link)
GWICH'IN (the Caribou People) - still follow a traditional way of life in the Far North
*(link) |
*(link)
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HARP SEAL - lives in the Arctic Ocean and on ice floes
* (link) |
* (link) |
* (link)
HUSKY - a wolf-like dog that pulls sleds
* (link)
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ICEBERG - floating mass of ice
* (link)
IGGAAK - snow goggles, worn to prevent snow blindness. *(photo)
IGLOO (iglu) - a shelter made of blocks of snow
*(link) | *(link)
IGLOOLIK - one of Canada's oldest communities, located on an island in the Arctic Ocean
* (link) | * (link)
INUIT - the people of the Arctic, used to be called "eskimos".
*(link)
INUKSUIT (inuksuk) - stone towers built to look like humans
(my web page) |
* (link) |
* (link)
INUKTITUT - the language of the Inuit
* (link) |
* (link)
INUVUALUIT - like the Inuit, they have their own distinct culture
*(link) |
* (link)
INUVIK - a modern city north of the Arctic Circle
* (link) | * (link)
IQALUIT - capital city of Nunavut
* (link) |
* (link)
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JUMPING - some of the games the Inuit play require jumping and juggling
*(link) | *(link) |*(link) |
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KAKIVAK - a spear with nails at the end, for catching fish
*(link) |
*(link) |
*(link)
KAYAK - a canoe-like boat used by the Inuit for hunting *(link) | *(link)
KLUANE NATIONAL PARK (Yukon) - icefields cover more than half of the park.
*(link)|
*(link)
KOMATIK - a sledge with wooden runners and crossbars
*(link) |
*(link)
KRILL - tiny shrimp-like creatures that are food for many sea animals.
*(link)
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LEGENDS - the Inuit tell stories about humans and animals
*
(link) | *
(link) |
LEMMINGS - look like fat furry hamsters
(my web page) |
*(link) | *(link) | *(link)
LICHENS - flowerless plants that grow on rocks and trees.
(my web page) | *(link)
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MACKENZIE RIVER (Northwest Territories) - is Canada's longest river.
*
(link) | * (link)
MOSQUITOES - There are thousands of mosquitoes and black flies.
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(link) | * (link)
MOUNT LOGAN (Yukon) - is the highest mountain in Canada.
* (link)
MUSK OXEN - are large animals with thick fur coats and curved horns.
(my web page) |
* (link) |
* (link)
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NARWHAL - a whale with a long tusk (my web page)
| *(link)
NORTH POLE - is the northernmost point on the earth.
*(link)
| *(link)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - is a region of the Canadian Arctic
(my web page) |
*(link)
NUNAVIK - a region in northern Quebec - *(link) |
*(link)
NUNAVUT - became Canada's newest territory in April, 1999
(my web page) |
* (link)
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OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION -
is threatening to harm the Arctic region.
*(link)
OLD CROW (Yukon) - a community where the Gwitch'in First Nation live
*(link) |
*(link)
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PACK ICE - chunks of ice floating on the polar seas. * (link)
PANA - a snow knife made of antler, used for making blocks when building igloos. * (photo)
PERMAFROST- frozen ground where only a thin layer of soil thaws.
* (link) |
* (link)
PLANKTON - tiny plants and animals in the water that are food for sea animals.
* (link) | * (link)
PLANTS in spite of a short growing season, many plants are able to grow
(my web page)|
* (link) |
* (link)
| *
(link)
POLAR BEAR - large white bear, lives in the Arctic
(my web page) |
* (link) | * (link)
POND INLET - is an Inuit community on Baffin Island.
* (link) |
* (link)
PTARMIGAN - a bird adapted to the cold Arctic weather.
(my web page) |
* (link) |
*
(link)
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QAMMAQ - a traditional Arctic home made of sod, rocks, driftwood or whale bone with a roof of hide.
QARMAQ - traditional sod house once used in the Arctic.
* (link)
QIMMIQ (dog) - Dogs pulled heavy
loads. * (link)|* (link)
QULLIQ (lamp) - a soapstone lamp that was used for cooking, heat and light. * (link) | *(link)
QIVIUT - long hair shed by the musk oxen, used for making caps, sweaters and
scarves. |
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RAVEN - The Inuit have legends about this big black bird.
(my web page) | * (link)
REINDEER - member of the deer family found in the Far North
* (link) | * (link)
RESEARCH STATIONS - are set up to study the polar region (weather, land, ocean,
wildlife, pollution, etc.)
*
(link)
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SINGING - throat singing is performed by the Inuit
* (link) |* (link)
SNOWY OWL - lives in the Arctic all year round
(my web page) |
* (link) |
* (link) |
* (link)
SNOW GOOSE - a migratory bird * (link) |
* (link) |
* (link)
SOAPSTONE - a type of rock used for carving
* (photos) |
* (link) |
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TUNDRA - treeless land of low-growing plants
* (link) | * (link) |
* (link)
TUNDRA SWAN - once called the whistling swan
* (link)
TUPIQ - a tent made of animal skins
* (link) | *
(photo)
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UKALIQ - the arctic hare * (link)
ULU - a type of knife used to cut food, meat and skins
* (link) |
* (photo)
UMIAK - a large boat made of seal or walrus skins, for carrying people and equipment
* (link)
UMIUJAQ - a village on the Hudson Bay coast
* (link)
* (link)
UNAAQ - harpoon used for hunting seal * (link) | * (link)
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VEGETABLE GARDENS - can be grown in greenhouses in the far north.
* (link) |
* (link)
VOCABULARY - here are some words in Inuktitut and what the words mean -
* (link)
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WALRUS - large sea mammal that lives in icy Arctic waters
(my web page) |
* (link)
WEAPONS - the Inuit made all the weapons and tools they needed.
* (link) |
* (link)
WHITEHORSE - capital city of the Yukon Territory.
* (link)
WILDFLOWERS - many flowers bloom during the short growing season
* (link - photos)
WINTER - Arctic winters are long, cold and very dark.
WINTER GAMES - a unique sporting event.
* (link)
WOLF - three types of wolves live in the far north
* (link) |
* (link)
WOLVERINE - fierce,powerful member of the weasel family
(my web page |
* (link)
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X |
XANTHORIA LICHEN - a bright
orange lichen that grows in the Arctic.
* (link)
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YUKON TERRITORY - a region in the Canadian Arctic
(my web page) | * (link)
YELLOWKNIFE - capital city of the Northwest Territories
* (link) |
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ZONES - The Canadian Arctic is divided into three zones (ecozones)
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Arctic Cordillera |
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Northern Arctic |
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Southern Arctic
ZOO -
The Detroit Zoo has
a large polar bear exhibit and the Arctic Ring of Life.
* (link)
Assiniboine Park Zoo (Winnipeg) features an Arctic exhibit - * (link)
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