The Arctic Circle 1
For how many months of the year does the ground squirrel sleep for?
7
Some birds in the Arctic Circle grow fluffy feathers and an extra layer of What to keep warm?
fat
Sea animals are covered in an extra layer of what to keep them warm?
blubber
Off the coast of which country do grey whales give birth to their young?
Mexico
Fro how many years have the Indigenous people lived in the Arctic?
thousands
Indigenous people still hunt animals such as caribou and ____?
whales
What do caribou have that helps them dig thrugh the snow?
antlers
How many layers of fur do caribou have?
2
Indigenous people invented kayaks, skis and what kind of shoe?
snow
People used oil from what animal for lamps and fires?
seals
INdigenous people used to build their homes out of animal hides, whale bone and ___?
snow
What is the Arctic's biggest resource?
water
Glaciers are enormous rivers of very slowly moving ___?
ice
What is happening to the Arctic sea ice as the Earth warms?
melting
The ice at the Arctic helps to keep our planet ____.
cool
Which animal is in particular danger of becoming extinct?
polar bears
What kind of hair do caribou have for extra insulation?
hollow
What percentage of all Earth's water is frozwen in the Arctic?
20 %
The Arctic ______ undertakes the longest migration of any anuimal in the world.
tern
What kind of web are the polar bears a part of?
food
Different ways to survive in an environment are called?
adaptations
The Arctic ____ eat the leftovers from a polar bear's kill.
foxes
THe bright white ice ______ the Sun's heat back into Space.
reflects
What do some animals do that can't survive the Arctic winters?
migrate
Ancestors are all the past members of a _______.
family