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34 Cards in this Set
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The North Pole and surrounding area lies within the _________.
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Artic
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The ____ is the point beyond which trees cannot grow because of extreme cold.
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timberline
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The __ ___ or northern lights, light up the night skies in the artic area.
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aurora borealis
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The ______ Ocean is the smallest and coldest ocean on earth.
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Arctic Ocean
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_____ are large masses of ice that flow slowly over land and breaking off into icebergs.
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glaciers
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An ___ is a piece of glacier that has broken off into the sea.
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iceberg
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______ are tiny plants and animals that live in the Artic waters.
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plankton
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____ are small whales with a single spiraled tusk.
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narwhals
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__ ___ is one of the world's largest carnivores, live on the ice of the Artic.
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polar bears
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______ are strange looking birds, sometimes called sea parrots because of their colorful beaks.
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puffins
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______ is a thick layer of fat found on animals in the Artic to keep them warm.
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blubber
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The ___ ___ is an important animal to the people who live near the Artic.
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fur seal
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People of the Artic use the fur seal for ___, ___, and __.
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Food,clothing and warmth/light
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______ _____ is the main source of the Northern Hemisphere's icebergs.
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Western Greenland
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The treeless Artic plains north of timberline is called the ____.
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tundra
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The _____ ____ is the coldest regions of the earth.
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Frigid Zone
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The tundra region of the Artic is known as the "__ __ ___ ___ ___".
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"Land of the Midnight Sun"
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Why is the tundra called the Land of the Midnight Sun"?
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Because the sun shines all day and all night during the summer months.
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_______ is permanently frozen ground.
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permafrost
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Why are houses built on special posts in the Artic?
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To keep the houses off the permafrost soil that would become marshy if it thawed out.
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What are some of the plants found in the tundra?
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low shrubs, mosses and lichens
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_______ is two kinds of plants - fungi and algae, that grow together.
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lichens
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_______ are important food source in the tundra.
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lichens
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The __ ___ is the smallest tree in the world and the only tree that grows in the tundra.
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artic willow
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_____,____ ____ _____ all roam the tundra.
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Musk oxen, caribou, artic wolves and artic foxes.
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The __ ____ is a sea bird that migrates farther than any other bird.
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arctic tern
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____ is a bird a mat of short feathers on its feet to use as snowshoes.
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ptarmigan
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The _____ is considered the North American reindeer.
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caribou
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______ provide a principal source of food for the Eskimos.
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caribou
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What do Eskimos use caribou for?
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meat, soup, hides, and clothing
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The ___ ___ is a member of the dog family that lives in the Artic.
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artic wolf
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The __ ___ is a tiny animal that travels more than a thousand miles to find food.
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artic fox
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One of the most important sources of food for the carnivore animals of the Artic is the ______.
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lemmings
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A ______ is a little rodent tat is 4-5 inches long and looks like a fat, round mice.
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lemmings
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