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Be able to locate on a map:
Rocky & Appalachian Mtns., Mississippi & McKenzie Rivers, Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, and the Great Lakes |
Use Map skills p. 7
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What small rodent looks like a fat, round mouse?
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lemming
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Name the largest island in the world.
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Greenland
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What is the smallest & coldest ocean?
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the Arctic Ocean
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What is a glacier?
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a large mass of ice the flows very slowly over land
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What do we call the area between the North Pole and the northern timberline?
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the Arctic
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What is the Frigid Zone?
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the coldest region in the north
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What is permafrost?
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permanently frozen ground
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What sea bird migrates farther than any other bird?
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the arctic tern
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The frozen plains located mostly within the Arctic Circle is called ______.
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tundra
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