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True or False. The term “arctic” comes from the Greek word meaning “near the bear”.

True. The Great Bear and the Little Bear are two constellations found in the northern sky and the arctic is named accordingly

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Name 3 land animals that can be found in the Arctic Circle

Arctic foxes, polar bears, grizzly bears, musk ox, lemmings, arctic hares, wolves, moose, caribou/reindeer, sheep, ermine/stoat, wolverines

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Name 3 challenges facing the Arctic

Climate change, increasing acidification, overfishing, oil and natural gas drilling, sea level rise, etc.

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True or False: The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean on earth

True. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean on earth and covers less than 3% of the earth’s surface.

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Name 5 countries with land within the Arctic Circle

Canada, Russia, USA, Norway, Greenland, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland

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Name 3 birds that can be found in the Arctic circle

Eagles, Snowy Owls, Gyrfalcons, Tundra Swans, Snow Buntings, Little Auks, Guillemots, Terns, Ptarmigans and Puffins

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What place in the world gets the most snow per year?

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True or False. Less snow falls in the Arctic than rain in the Sahara Desert.

True.There isn’t a lot of precipitation (snow, rain, hail, etc.) in the Arctic: the cold air doesn’t hold a lot of moisture.

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How many people live in the Arctic

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Which bird does NOT live in the Arctic

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Name 4 winter movies that take place in snow and ice

Abominable, Frozen, Snow Buddies, Happy Feet, Jack Frost, Snow Day, Cool Runnings, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Ice Age, Balto, etc.

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Name 3 sea animals that can be found in the Arctic Circle

Seals, humpback whales, gray whales, orca whales, walruses, narwhal, beluga whale, Greenland shark, sea otters

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shark

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Give 15 points!

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