H.E.I Animals Climate Topography Vegetation
Global Warming
What is causing the ice melting in the arctic region?
Polar bear, arctic fox, arctic tern, arctic wolf, beluga whale (3 of the 6)
Name 3 animals in the arctic region
10 months
How long is winter?
Glaciers
What are the mountains covered in?
Small shrubs, mosses, lichen (1 out of the 3)
Name one thing that can grow in the arctic
Mammoth, because humans hunted them and the climate was changing
What animal went extinct in the arctic, and why?
One day, all the animals in the arctic will go extinct.
What will happen if the ice in the arctic keep melting?
2 months
How long is summer?
By tectonic plates folding
How were the mountains formed?
Permafrost
What is the ground covered in that makes it hard for the vegetation to grow?
Greenhouse gases, made by cars (Any of the vehicles that are using gas as fuel), factories, burning of fossil fuels ( such as coal and petroleum)
Whats one kind of human feature that is heating up the earth and causing the ice in the arctic to melt?
The Polar Bear
What animal (other than humans) is at the top of the food chain in the arctic
Up to -50ÂșC
How cold can it get in winter?
2 million years
Approximately how long have glaciers been around in the arctic
Trees
What Form of vegetation cannot survive in the arctic
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Mussels, snails and benthic crustaceans.
What animals are the weakest in the arctic?
There is very little precipitation
What makes the arctic a desert?
3000 metres
How high do the tallest mountains reach up to?
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It works as a camouflage either for catching pray, or for hiding from predators
Why are the arctic animals fur white in the winter?
Because the ocean around it is frozen and its hard for the water to evaporate
Why is there little precipitation?
By glacial ice eroding the ground until it became flat
How were the lowlands in the east formed
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The Arctic Region

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