Cold Lands to the North

Question 1

One of the strangest places on earth

Answer 1

North Pole

Question 2

North America’s famous waterfall on the US-Canadian border in the Great Lakes

Answer 2

Niagara Falls

Question 3

Salt lake that’s 4-7 x’s saltier than the ocean (hint:in Utah)

Answer 3

Great Salt Lake

Question 4

What world record does the Arctic willow hold?

Answer 4

Smallest tree

Question 5

Where was this Huge rock carving of 4 American presidents built at?

Answer 5

Mt. Rushmore

Question 6

The North Pole and the surrounding area lie in…

Answer 6

The Arctic

Question 7

The point beyond which trees cannot grow

Answer 7

Timberline

Question 8

Another name for northern lights

Answer 8

Aurora borealis

Question 9

Very few people live at the North Pole (T or F and why)

Answer 9

False,only some live near it tho!

Question 10

Smallest and coldest ocean on earth

Answer 10

Arctic Ocean

Question 11

Large masses of ice thst flow slowly over land

Answer 11

Glaciers

Question 12

An iceberg is just a piece of glacier that broke off into the sea (T or F and why)

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Tiny plants that thrive in the arctic waters (hint:spongebob)

Answer 13

Plankton

Question 14

What animal eats plankton?

Answer 14

Fish

Question 15

Strange looking birds (hint:u educated dida about them)

Answer 15

Puffins

Question 16

A layer of fat on fur seals that helps keep them warm

Answer 16

Blubber

Question 17

What part of Greenland is the main source of the northern hemisphere’s icebergs?

Answer 17

Western

Question 18

What zone’s are the coldest regions of the earth?

Answer 18

Frigid zones

Question 19

Why does the tundra region have the nickname “land of the midnight sun” ?

Answer 19

Because the sun shines all day and all night

Question 20

What is permanently frozen ground called?

Answer 20

Permafrost

Question 21

Fungi and _____ grow together to make up lichen

Answer 21

Algae

Question 22

A seabird that migrates farther than any other bird

Answer 22

Arctic tern

Question 23

An arctic bird that has a mat of short feathers that are like snowshoes

Answer 23

Ptarmigan

Question 24

What do musk oxen do when they are threatened by a pack of wolves?

Answer 24

They arrange in a circle facing outward around the younger and weaker ones

Question 25

North American reindeer

Answer 25

Caribou

Question 26

Little rodents that look like fat, round mice

Answer 26

Lemmings

Question 27

The people of northern Alaska, whose name means “eaters of raw meat”

Answer 27

Eskimos

Question 28

Aren’t Eskimos and Inuits the same people? (T or F and why)

Answer 28

True

Question 29

What were the most common meats for the Eskimos?

Answer 29

Seal and Caribou

Question 30

What were mukluks?

Answer 30

Boots

Question 31

What were their long hooded jackets that were made out of different types of fur called?

Answer 31

Parkas

Question 32

What were their snow houses called?

Answer 32

Igloos

Question 33

What was the only animal that was domesticated? (Hint: they were used for sleds)

Answer 33

Dogs

Question 34

What does domesticated mean?

Answer 34

Tamed

Question 35

What were the two kind of boats invented for water travel?

Answer 35

Kayak and umiak

Question 36

A one-man boat constructed of seal skin stretched over a frame

Answer 36

Kayak

Question 37

What do Eskimos and Inuit use rather than dog sleds?

Answer 37

Snowmobiles

Question 38

A barbed head attached to a long shaft that could be attached to some kind of cord. This was used for hunting.

Answer 38

Harpoon

Question 39

Perhaps the most famous missionary to the Canadian Inuits and their neighbors

Answer 39

Sir Wilfred, Grenfell

Question 40

The Russian word meaning “forest” (hint: sounds like a type of big cat)

Answer 40

Tiger

Question 41

What does boreal mean?

Answer 41

Northern

Question 42

What is the type of tree whose name means cone bearers?

Answer 42

Conifers

Question 43

The oldest and largest trees in the world (hint: their name means cone bearers)

Answer 43

Conifers

Question 44

Trees that keep their leaves all year

Answer 44

Evergreens

Question 45

Gummy substance that comes from blisters on tree bark (hint: used in 5 min hacks)

Answer 45

Resin

Question 46

Most numerous and varied trees in the world

Answer 46

Broadleaf

Question 47

What does deciduous mean?

Answer 47

They lose their leaves in the fall

Question 48

Largest member of the deer family

Answer 48

Moose

Question 49

North America’s largest rodent

Answer 49

Beaver

Question 50

Ravens and crows are the same (T or F and why)

Answer 50

False, the crow is more intelligent than the raven

Question 51

The golden eagle actually has golden color! (T or F and why)

Answer 51

True

Question 52

Nicknamed the king of the birds

Answer 52

Golden eagle

Question 53

Why was the bald eagle given this name if it was not actually bald?

Answer 53

Bald originally meant whiteheaded

Question 54

How many Indian tribes of the far north were there?

Answer 54

5

Question 55

The disgusting mixture made for long trips

Answer 55

Pemmican

Question 56

Which Indian said the “thank you” prayer before they ate?

Answer 56

Naskapi