Research Paper On The Arctic
Zoya Salahuddin
What is the Arctic?
The Arctic is an exciting place full of animals and people. There are many types of animals that have their own habitat and it isn't all frozen. The animals vary in size and characteristics.
The Arctic has eight nations within it. They are Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. It is an area with 2 million people in it and over 50 languages. One reason that it is a very important area is because of how it affects the weather patterns in the northern hemisphere.
The arctic land is mainly tundra. This frozen ground is above the tree line and is covered with hearty plants like moss and lichen, which caribou and muskox feed on. The arctic animals
are hearty creatures because low temperatures and precipitation with strong winds are not uncommon in the Arctic.
Animals in the Arctic
Each of the animals are vital and significant to each other and to the arctic people for survival.
The people of arctic Alaska depend on the caribou and muskox for most of their food and clothing. Some villages in Greenland and arctic Canada depend on the narwhal for their entire existence!
A wide range of marine mammals and fish live in the severe conditions of the Arctic ocean. Whales, dolphins (narwhal), walruses and seals all make their home in this North Polar region which is covered by ice most of the year. The great polar bear depends on these marine mammals and fish for his survival.
The list below includes some of the animals living in the arctic:
Penguin
Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare
Walrus
Caribou
Collared Lemming
Dall Sheep
Musk ox
Narwhal
Polar Bear
Snowy Owls
What is the Arctic?
The Arctic is an exciting place full of animals and people. There are many types of animals that have their own habitat and it isn't all frozen. The animals vary in size and characteristics.
The Arctic has eight nations within it. They are Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. It is an area with 2 million people in it and over 50 languages. One reason that it is a very important area is because of how it affects the weather patterns in the northern hemisphere.
The arctic land is mainly tundra. This frozen ground is above the tree line and is covered with hearty plants like moss and lichen, which caribou and muskox feed on. The arctic animals
are hearty creatures because low temperatures and precipitation with strong winds are not uncommon in the Arctic.
Animals in the Arctic
Each of the animals are vital and significant to each other and to the arctic people for survival.
The people of arctic Alaska depend on the caribou and muskox for most of their food and clothing. Some villages in Greenland and arctic Canada depend on the narwhal for their entire existence!
A wide range of marine mammals and fish live in the severe conditions of the Arctic ocean. Whales, dolphins (narwhal), walruses and seals all make their home in this North Polar region which is covered by ice most of the year. The great polar bear depends on these marine mammals and fish for his survival.
The list below includes some of the animals living in the arctic:
Penguin
Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare
Walrus
Caribou
Collared Lemming
Dall Sheep
Musk ox
Narwhal
Polar Bear
Snowy Owls