FOOD
Salmon, arctic char and trout are types of ________ that the Inuit caught.
What are fish?
Arctic climate and tundra can be described this way.
What is cold, icy with no trees?
The main ancient mode of transportation over ice.
What is dogsled?
A warm jacket is called a _______________.
What is a parka?
The People
What does "Inuit" mean?
Seal is used for these things.
What is the type of animal used for food, clothing, boats, and shelters?
Home made of snow and ice that the Inuit lived in. They were often used as temporary shelters.
What is an igloo?
A monster that takes children who are too close to the ocean. A story told to Inuit children to keep them safe.
What is a qallupilluit?
Boots are called ____________ and they are made of seal skin.
What is mukluks?
April 1, 1999
When was Nunavut created?
___________were used for hunting fish and other sea animals.
*hint - sharp and pointy with a rope
What are harpoons?
Animal fur changes color during winter or summer.
What happens to animals that adapt to their environment?
How the Inuits passed down information to the next generation before written language.
What is oral storytelling?
The Arctic experiences 24 hour sunlight and 24 hour darkness for this reason.
The Earth's tilt creates long days in the summer and long nights in the winter.
Aurora Borealis
What are lights in the Northern sky?
What is a bow and arrow?
These were used to construct shelters during the summer.
What are animal skins, large rocks, and clumps of dirt mounds?
Difference between an umiak and kayak.
What are boats used to transport large groups of people versus small boats used for hunting?
Area located at 66 degrees north of the equator.
What is the Arctic Circle?
Today, Inuit drive snowmobiles and live in homes with electricity.
What are ways Inuit life is different today than it was many years ago?
This invention is used to block sunlight to make hunting easier.
`What are snow googles?
Since the Inuits didn't have an excessive amount of driftwood, they used _______ to heat their shelters.
What is whale blubber?
Rocks shaped like a person to indicate the best path to take.
What is an inukshuk?
5th largest in the world. It has many fjords and glaciers.
What is Baffin Island?
41,000 people vs 84,000 people