HEI
TIMELINES
ONE WITH THE WHALE
CHRISTMAS
VOCABULARY
100

How do people use natural resources like water, trees, and land?

For living, food, and shelter.

100

In how much do you have to divide the final answer?

4

100

What is One with the Whale mainly about?

A Yupik family and whale hunting for survival

100

In the song “Jingle Bells,” what kind of vehicle is mentioned?

A sleigh.

100

What does HEI stand for?

Human Environment Interaction

200

What does it mean to modify the environment?

To change it for human needs.

200

How would the math change on a timeline when you are using BCE AND CE?

You have to sum

200

Where does the family in the documentary live?

On St. Lawrence Island in Alaska

200

In the carol “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” what food do the singers ask for?

Figgy pudding.

200

What does it mean to poach?

To do illegal hunt

300

How can human activities cause environmental problems?

Through pollution, deforestation, and overuse of resources.

300

Can you round down in the math procedures?

No


300

Why is hunting whales so important to the people in the film?

It provides essential food for the whole village

300

Name five of the reindeers 

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, Rudolph

300

What does it mean a subsistance living?

To live from what the land gives you

400

Why do people adapt to their environment?

To survive and live comfortably.

400

How much space is between the line segments? And in what centimeters are they?

4 cm- 0, 4, 8, 12, 16

400

What problem did the teen hunter face after his whale hunt was shared online?

He was attacked with hateful messages from activists on social media.

400

In the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” how many golden rings are given?

Five.

400

What are the 2 examples of a non-violent resolution?

Law and treaty

500

How can human actions in one country cause long-term problems for the environment in other countries?

By causing climate change, spreading pollution, or using shared natural resources too much.

500

What do you have to put on the timeline if there is a range of years?

A semi square from the year it started until it ended.

500

What challenges does the community face and how does it show climate change, traditions and HEI?

Climate change effects, food security struggles, and pressures on cultural traditions.

500

What Christmas song begins with the lyrics “You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen”?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

500

Describe the relative location of St. Lawrence island using cardinal directions

East of, West of, North of , South of.

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