Animals
A thick layer of fat found on animals, like the fur seal.
Blubber
Evergreen
permafrost
A piece of a glacier that has broken off into the sea
iceberg
A barbed head attached to a long shaft used for hunting
harpoon
North American reindeer.
Caribou
Cone bearing trees
Conifers
The world's largest island
Greenland
Large mass of ice that flows slowly over land
Glacier
Another name for the northern lights
Aurora Borealis
Big shaggy animal that is a member of the dog family.
Arctic wolf
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall
Deciduous
A Viking from Norway who founded the first European settlement in Greenland
Erik the Red
The smallest and coldest ocean
Arctic Ocean
Igloo
Largest member of the deer family.
Moose
Russian word meaning forest.
Taiga
The native people of northern Alaska
Eskimos
The ocean on the west coast of the United States.
Pacific Ocean
A one-man boat constructed of sealskin stretched over a frame.
Kayak
North America's largest rodent.
beaver
Fragrant tree that is a favorite variety for Christmas trees.
Balsam fir
The native people of Greenland and Arctic Canada
Inuits
The ocean on the east coast of the United States
Pacific Ocean
Soft leather shoes
moccasins