Bodies of Water
Regions
People
Countries
Pot Pourri
100
Name the body of water indicated by the number 1 on the map.
Hudson's Bay
100
Is Nunavik a part of the Arctic Circle?
No, but the Inuit of Nunavik have a similar way oif life as Arctic populations.
100
The indigenous people who inhabit Canada's circumpolar region are:
Inuit
100
True or false: Siberia is a country
False. Siberia is a region of Russia.
100
This word means "around the pole."
Circumpolar
200
Name the body of water indicated by the number 2 on the map.
Ungava Bay
200
Is the Antarctic part of the circumpolar world?
No. It is in the south and is uninhabited.
200
True or False: The Evenks are the indigenous population of Antarctica.
False. The Evenks live in Russia.
200
Is France part of the circumpolar world?
No
200
This word refers to economic and political precesses that force us to consider the world in its entirety.
Globalization
300
This ocean connects all the countries that are part of the circumpolar world.
The Arctic Ocean
300
It's the only part of the United States that is part of the circumpolar world.
Alaska
300
The Koryaks are an Arctic people who live in which circumpolar country?
Russia
300
True or false. No country owns the North Pole.
True. According to international law, no country owns the North Pole.
300
The port of Churchill is now accessible three months each year instead of six weeks. This is an example of:
Climate change / global warming
400
Name a body of water that touches Nunavik.
Hudson's Bay and Ungava Bay
400
True of false: The circumpolar world is a single continent.
False. It is a region of the world that includes the Arctic Ocean and part of North America and Europe.
400
These are the indigenous people of Greenland.
Kalaallit
400
Which of these countries is NOT part of the circumpolar world?
Canada, Argentina, Norway, Russia, Denmark
Argentina. It is in South America.
400
This concept is related to the ability of people to influence decisions that effect them.
Power
500
Name the body of water indicated by the letter A on the map.
Bering Sea
500
Name the village indicated by the letter J on the map.
Salluit
500
These indigenous people live in the Arctic region of Finland
Sami
500
Greenland is part of which circumpolar country?
Denmark
500
Name the route shown by the arrow on the map.
The Northwest Passage