FOOD
Salmon, arctic char and trout are types of ________ that the Inuit caught.
What are fish?
Describe the Arctic Climate
Cold, frigid temperatures
The main mode of transportation over ice was?
What is dogsled?
The Inuit people live in what region?
Arctic Regions
The Arctic landscape is a mostly flat region called?
The Tundra!
This was made of snow and ice and the Inuit lived in these during the winter. It is called an___________.
What is an igloo.
When the ice melted during the summer, what was the main mode of transportation?
Kayaks and Umiaks
Boots are called ____________ and they are made of seal skin.
What is mukluks?
Inuit boys accompany their fathers while hunting, while Inuit girls do what?
Help their mothers with gathering, cooking and sewing tasks.
___________were used for hunting fish and other sea animals.
*hint - sharp and pointy
Harpoons.
Why didn't the Inuits have time to invest heavily in their art?
They were too busy trying to survive! Extra energy was used for hunting and gathering.
How did the Inuits pass down information to the next generation?
Through oral storytelling.
Why does the Arctic only experience 2 seasons?
The Earth's tilt creates long days in the summer and long nights in the winter.
True or False: The Inuit chopped down trees to build their shelters.
False! Trees do not grow well in the Arctic.
What is another name for the Northern Lights?
Aurora Borealis
What is the difference between a kayak and an Umiak?
Umiaks were larger boats used to transport large groups of people. Kayaks fit 2 people and were used for hunting.
Since the Inuits didn't have an excessive amount of driftwood, what did they use to heat their shelters?
Whale fat.
What does "Inuit" mean?
"The People".
Modern Inuits use what technology to travel over ice?
Snowmobiles
What did the Inuits use to sew?
Needles made from bone, and "string" made from animal hide.
What is another way to describe a culture that lives to survive?
Subsistence Culture