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INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCTIC www.pwssc.org. What is the Arctic? Area north of the Arctic Circle Area north of the treeline Locations at high latitudes where.

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1 INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCTIC www.pwssc.org

2 What is the Arctic? Area north of the Arctic Circle Area north of the treeline Locations at high latitudes where the average daily summer temperature does not get above 10  C www.pwssc.org

3 North of the Arctic Circle www.pwssc.org Map from athropolis.com

4 North of the Treeline www.pwssc.org Map from athropolis.com

5 Average daily summer temperature below 10  C (50  F) www.pwssc.org Map from NISDC

6 What lives in the Arctic? www.pwssc.org Image from alaska101.com

7 Arctic Flora and Fauna Adaptations for Survival www.pwssc.org

8 Bearberry Purple saxifrage Arctic poppy Cottongrass Mountain sorrel Wooly lousewort Orange Lichen Arctic willow Reindeer lichen Pasque flower Images from blueplanetbiome.com & arcticphoto.com

9 www.pwssc.org Tufted puffin Arctic hare Arctic fox Tundra swan Polar bear Beluga whale Snowy owl Walrus Arctic tern Musk oxen Caribou and Reindeer Snow goose Images from nationalgeographic.com Lemming

10 Migration www.pwssc.org Map from arctic.fws.gov

11 Physical Characteristics www.pwssc.org Feathered Snowshoes White Coat Water-repellent Feathers Two Layers of Feathers Broad hoofs Short, Stocky Body Heavy Outer Layer of Hair Warm Under Layer of Hair Images from wildernessclassroom.com & nationalgeographic.com

12 Hibernation www.pwssc.org Image from elharo.com

13 Who Lives in the Arctic? www.pwssc.org

14 Native Peoples Indigenous People Inuit Iñupiat Yupik Chukchi Nenets Evenki Sami www.pwssc.org Map from arcticcentre.org

15 Marine Lifestyles www.pwssc.org Images from siberianwonders.com, dsc.discovery.com, grist.org & countercurrents.org

16 Terrestrial Lifestyles www.pwssc.org Images from siberianwonders.com & transun.wordpress.com

17 Oil Workers www.pwssc.org

18 Oil in the Arctic www.pwssc.org Map from UNEP


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