Geography
This is the name of the territory in Canada’s Arctic where Iqaluit is the capital.
What is Nunavut?
Winters in the Arctic are long and cold, while summers are short and...
What is cool?
This large 4-legged organism is one of the most famous animals of the Arctic.
What is the polar bear?
Traditional Inuit homes made of snow are called this.
What are igloos?
This resource, found underground in the Arctic, is used for energy.
What is oil or natural gas?
These large, floating pieces of ice are commonly found in the Arctic Ocean.
What are icebergs?
This type of frozen ground, found in the Arctic, remains frozen year-round.
What is permafrost?
These massive mammals migrate through Arctic waters and are known for their long tusks.
What are walruses?
Inuit hunters often use this type of boat to travel across Arctic waters.
What is a kayak?
This type of transportation is often used to move goods across the Arctic’s snowy terrain.
What are snowmobiles?
This region is located mostly within this circle of latitude.
What is the Arctic Circle?
This natural light display is common in the Arctic sky during winter nights.
What are the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)?
Known for their spiraled tusks, these Arctic whales are often called "unicorns of the sea."
What are narwhals?
This language, spoken by the Inuit, is one of the main languages of Nunavut.
What is Inuktitut?
This metal, used in construction and technology, is commonly mined in the Arctic.
What is zinc?
This is the largest island in Canada, located in the Arctic Region.
What is Baffin Island?
The Arctic experiences this when the sun doesn’t rise for several weeks in winter.
What is Polar Night?
This bird, often seen in the Arctic, is known for its ability to fly great distances.
What is the Arctic tern?
This term refers to the traditional Inuit art of building balanced rock structures, often used as landmarks.
What is an inuksuk?
In the past, this type of "deal-making" was essential to the Arctic economy, involving animal pelts.
What is the fur trade?
These 3 areas of land make up the majority of the Arctic region.
What are Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut?
During the summer in the Arctic, this phenomenon means the sun doesn’t set for weeks.
What is the midnight sun?
"Swiper, no swiping!" This mammal changes the color of its fur with the seasons.
What is the Arctic fox?
Inuit artists are famous for creating carvings of Arctic animals and scenes using this green or gray stone.
What is soapstone?
In the Arctic, traditional Inuit homes, such as igloos or sod houses, were heated using seal oil. What part of the seal does this oil come from?
What is the blubber?