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Year 2

Living in the Arctic

I can understand how people adapt to living in the harsh environments like the Arctic and can give an example.

New
New
Year 2

Living in the Arctic

I can understand how people adapt to living in the harsh environments like the Arctic and can give an example.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Greenland is the largest non-continent island in the world, and nearly 80,000 people live there.
  2. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, in Europe, but is geographically part of the North America continent.
  3. Because Greenlanders need to live by the coast, fishing is important. Fish and seal are the main catches.
  4. Houses are often made from stone, concrete and corrugated metal as few trees grow there.

Common misconception

Greenland is part of Canada.

Greenland belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark.

Keywords

  • Inuit - the Inuit are nomadic people who live within the Arctic Circle

  • Sealskin - sealskin is the furry skin of seals, which is used to make a variety of good such as clothes, shoes and rugs

  • Tundra - tundra is a cold, frozen area of land where not many trees are able to grow

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a continent?
Correct answer: A large area of land
A large area of ocean
Another name for a country
Q2.
Which of these is not a continent?
Anractica
Oceania
Correct answer: Arctic
Q3.
Which of these is a country in the Arctic Circle?
UK
Correct answer: Greenland
Argentina
Q4.
What does climate mean?
The day to day changes in weather
When temperatures suddenly rise
When temperatures suddenly drop
Correct answer: The average weather in an area.
Q5.
What is an ice sheet?
Ice floating in the sea
Correct answer: A thick sheet of ice on land
A chunk of ice which has broken off an ice shelf
Ice found on mountains
Q6.
Which of these is not a way the sea is used?
food (fishing)
transport
research
Correct answer: drinking

6 Questions

Q1.
How many people live in Greenland?
10,000
30,000
50,000
Correct answer: 80,000
100,000
Q2.
Which continent is Greenland part of?
Asia
Europe
Correct answer: North America
Africa
Antartica
Q3.
What is the name for the nomadic people who live within the Arctic Circle?
Locals
Correct answer: Inuits
Arctic people
Greenlanders
Q4.
What is the key word for this definition 'cold, frozen area of land where not many trees are able to grow'?
ice sheet
mountain
Correct answer: tundra
polar
Q5.
Which of these is not a job often found in Greenland?
fishing
tourism
hunting
Correct answer: banking
Q6.
Why don't they use trees for building materials in Greenland?
They don't want to cut the trees down
Correct answer: Trees don't grow there
Trees are expensive