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    Q. What is the relationship between “biology” and kinship systems? A. Kinship can be defined as society acknowledging biological connections between people. This view however has been challenged because kinship systems are regarded now as too complex. C. Levi-Strauss (1963) argued; “Kinship…only exists in human consciousness.” The correct way of studying the relationship between biology and kinship systems can only be made by looking at particular societies and cannot be made universally. Biology

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    The Canadian Arctic is frigid‚ barren‚ and unforgiving. These intense frostbitten seasons that bear little to no sunlight in most of the winter means that people living in these areas have to adapt much of their life to help them survive in these lands. Living in this type of rural area requires much of daily life to have to be changed in order for people to survive. For the Inuit People of Canada who have thrived in this environment all the while they have occupied these normally unlivable lands;

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    To what extent should Canada protect its Arctic Sovereignty? Canadian Arctic Sovereignty is currently a pressing issue has raised many questions about who owns and who has control over the Arctic and its precious resources. The posing question is; to what extent should Canada protect its Arctic Sovereignty? There are many reasons why Canada must go forward in defending and protecting the Arctic to a moderate extent even though it will be a challenging mission considering that the Canadian military

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    Arctic Fox

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    footprint on the Arctic Fox Michael Mays Biology 102 April 28‚ 2011 I wanted to do my research on an animal that was not all that common. We hear all the time about if we don’t stop doing this or this then there won’t be any more Polar Bears‚ etc. But there are so many other species out there that we never hear about that really might have a bigger impact on humans if they become extinct. So that is why I choose to do my project over Arctic Foxes. Slide MM #2 The Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus)

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    The specific area was the area south of the Arctic circles from the Bering Strait across the top of Canada all the way up to Greenland. They lived based on their hunting and fishing. Their source of food mostly came from fishing. They also created a vessel known as the umiak. They used this vessel

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    Inuit Religion

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    Inuit religion has been around for as long as there have been Inuit. The Inuit religion is not the same as it was a thousand years ago. A thousand years ago the Inuit religion was basically referred to as animism. Animism is the belief that everything has a soul‚ including the animals (Watson‚ Bratton‚ no date). The Inuit religion of the past was centered on myths‚ rituals and beliefs. The Inuit religion of today has changed from worshiping and praying to several spiritual Gods to worshiping only

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    Canada’s Ecozones An ecozone is an area where organisms and their physical environment form a system. Most of the features which are used to determine an ecozone are normally thought of as natural—landforms‚ soils‚ water features‚ vegetation and climate. However‚ where human activities are extensive and are key to sustaining the character of the area‚ they must also be considered a factor. “The Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada” is a nationwide ecological framework developed by Environment Canada

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    Arctic Interrogation

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    Countries began making more and more claims on the Arctic over time. Denmark‚ Canada‚ and Russia have especially become involved. On November 16‚ 2004‚ Denmark ratified UNCLOS. Greenland has land in the Arctic Ocean and is part of Denmark‚ which has led Denmark to make a lot of claims. Since 2004‚ Denmark has claimed over five areas of the Arctic. On December 15‚ 2014 it claimed 900‚000 square miles there. Denmark has also become involved in claims for Hans Island and the Lomonosov Ridge. If Denmark

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    and begin to extract what ever they can be balance can be tipped‚ resulting in pollution and destruction of the environment. Climate. The Artic The Arctic Circle Ditions enclose roughly the same territory‚ which is somewhat larger than the region bounded by the Arctic Circle‚ and will be used as the basis for this article.The largest Arctic ... winters much longer than the Summer. In the winter the sun never rises and in the summer it never sets. The average temperature for the Artic is zero

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    Pros And Cons Of Inuits

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    Why do inuits have a strong bond? Inuits have a strong bond because there are not a many inuits per village then there are normal modern people in major cities‚ for example in New York City there are 8.538 million people. There are millions less inuits. In the video. Although i couldn’t find the time‚ i remember it talking about that the inuits were fewer in number. It makes sense that everyone will have a strong bond if there are fewer people. Why would the inuit have needed to understand

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