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a seal with blubber and frost-proof hair
What is a fur seal>
100
The line beyond which trees do not grow
What is the timberline
100
A large mass of ice that flows slowly over land
What is a glacier?
100
The area on the map between the North Pole and the Northern timberline of North America, Europe and Asia
What is the Arctic?
100
the Native people of Northern Alaska
What is the Eskimo
200
a sea bird that migrates further than any other animal
What is the arctic tern
200
White headed bird
What is bald eagle?
200
Large chunks that break off from glaciers and float in the ocean.
What are ice bergs?
200
a spear-like hunting tool and weapon used by Native Americans
What is a harpoon?
200
The native people of Northern Canada and Greenland
What is the Inuit people
300
Little rodents that look like fat, round mice and easily become overpopulated
What are lemmings
300
North American Reindeer
What is caribou?
300
forest
What does taiga mean in Russian?
300
a one man boat constructed of seal skin and stretched over a frame
What is a kayak?
300
soft leather shoes worn by Native Americans
What are moccasins?
400
North America's largest carnivores
What are polar bears
400
These rodents have done more to shape the North American landscape than any other animal
What is the beaver?
400
A Viking from Norway who founded the first European settlement in Greenland
Who is Erik the Red?
400
permanently frozen ground
What is permafrost?
400
Temporary snow house built by Eskimos
What is an igloo?
500
King of the birds
What is golden eagle?
500
Another name for aurora borealis
What are northern lights?
500
Most famous missionary to the Native Americans of Canada
Who was Sir Wilfred Grenfell?
500
A large island in the Northern Atlantic covered in at least a mile of ice
What is Greenland?
500
Native American traveling food consisting of berries, meat and fat
What is pemmican?