are the Arctic people and they came from the north . Nowadays‚ the Inuits still live in the Arctic regions. The Inuits have interesting homes‚ clothing‚ foods‚ traditions and culture. The Inuit people live in the cold places‚ there are more than 100‚000 of them are living on the earth. Almost of them live in the southern part of the Arctic Circle. They used simple material to make their homes like woods‚ because it was hard to find other material in the frozen tundra of the Arctic. In the
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Multiple Choice 1. A biome is a CLIMATIC and geographically defined area that contains ecologically similar plants‚ animals and soil organisms. These areas of communities with ecologically similar characteristics are called _____________. A. ecosystems B: biomes C: elevations D: vegetation 2. By what factors are biomes defined/classified? Check all that apply. A: climate B: genetic similarities C: plant structures D: leaf types 3. There are TWO fundamental classifications of biomes.
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TUNDRA The Tundra is the coldest of all the Biomes and being situated in the extreme north of the planet has desert like conditions. It has extremely low temperatures‚ poor nutrients‚ and short growing seasons. There is a very low precipitation of less than five inches a year which is coupled with strong‚ dry winds. There is a very large annual amount of snowfall in the region which surprisingly is advantageous to plant and animal life as the snow provides and insulation layer on the surface of
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the species under Special Concern. d. Range: The Grizzly Bear can be found in all three Canadian territories‚ in addition to British Columbia‚ Alberta‚ northern Saskatchewan‚ northeast Manitoba and as well as a few places in the southwest Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Summed together‚ the total range has been estimated to cover approximately 2.98 million km². e. Life Span: In nature‚ Grizzly Bears have an expected lifespan of around 20-30 years. f. Size: Adult females have masses between 100-150 kg
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travel to the Arctic‚ track down a pack of wolves and observe their behavior in detail to prepare a biological report which would scientifically justify extermination of Canis lupus (the wolf)” (Summarized from film Never Cry Wolf‚ Walt Disney Productions‚ director: Carroll Ballard‚ 1983.) . Tyler “is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra‚ where he begins his mission to live among the howling wolf packs and study their waves” (http://www.amazon.com/Never-Cry-Wolf-Amazing-Arctic/dp/0316881791)
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Loren Dauer Mr. Pankonin Hour 4 A.W.N.R. To Drill or Not to Drill The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is located in the northeastern corner of Alaska. It consists of about 19 million acres of rolling hills‚ arctic tundra‚ and braided rivers along with a variety of migratory birds‚ caribou and sheep‚ and bears and wolves. On the west border of ANWR‚ there is oil development and on the east side of ANWR‚ the Canadians are drilling too. So‚ geologists believe that there is a major deposit
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Russia has the humid continental climate‚ which is prevalent in all parts of the country except for the tundra and the extreme southeast. Most of Northern European Russia and Siberia has a subarctic climate‚ with extremely severe winters in the inner regions of Northeast Siberia‚ and more moderate elsewhere. The strips of land along the shore of the Arctic Ocean‚ as well as the Russian Arctic islands‚ have a polar climate. The coastal part of Krasnodar Krai on the Black Sea‚ most notably in Sochi
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categories - natural causes and anthropogenic (man-made) causes. Natural Causes Natural causes of global warming include the release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands‚ climate change‚ volcanoes etc. Methane‚ a greenhouse gas which traps the heat within the earth’s atmosphere‚ is let out in large quantities in the arctic tundra and wetlands. In case of volcanoes‚ when a volcano erupts‚ tons of ash is let out into the atmosphere. Even though nature contributes to global warming‚ this
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Snowy Owls Snowy Owls 2012 Com156 12/9/2012 A snowy owl will live out the entire course of its life in the open artic in most cases‚ while others will migrate out of the arctic tundra. They will hunt‚ eat‚ mate‚ reproduce‚ and die where they reside. The largest bird in the artic‚ by a weight of up to six pounds‚ the snowy owl stands roughly two feet tall (National Georaphic). The snowy owl is a fearless hunter and strong protector. The snowy owls are diurnal‚ hunting mainly during the day
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of square kilometres of tundra and icy coasts from Siberia to Northern America and Greenland. Therefore‚ hunting became the core of the culture and cultural history of the Inuit. Thus‚ the everyday life in modern Inuit settlements‚ established only some decades ago‚ still reflects the 5‚000-year-long history of a typical hunting culture which allowed the Inuit peoples and their ancestors to achieve one of the most remarkable human accomplishments‚ the population of the Arctic. S This is what I found
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