Starter quiz
- What is a continent?
- A large area of land ✓
- A large area of ocean
- Another name for a country
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- Which of these is not a continent?
- Anractica
- Oceania
- Arctic ✓
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- Which of these is a country in the Arctic Circle?
- UK
- Greenland ✓
- Argentina
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- What does climate mean?
- The day to day changes in weather
- When temperatures suddenly rise
- When temperatures suddenly drop
- The average weather in an area. ✓
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- What is an ice sheet?
- Ice floating in the sea
- A thick sheet of ice on land ✓
- A chunk of ice which has broken off an ice shelf
- Ice found on mountains
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- Which of these is not a way the sea is used?
- food (fishing)
- transport
- research
- drinking ✓
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Exit quiz
- How many people live in Greenland?
- 10,000
- 30,000
- 50,000
- 80,000 ✓
- 100,000
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- Which continent is Greenland part of?
- Asia
- Europe
- North America ✓
- Africa
- Antartica
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- What is the name for the nomadic people who live within the Arctic Circle?
- Locals
- Inuits ✓
- Arctic people
- Greenlanders
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- What is the key word for this definition 'cold, frozen area of land where not many trees are able to grow'?
- ice sheet
- mountain
- tundra ✓
- polar
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- Which of these is not a job often found in Greenland?
- fishing
- tourism
- hunting
- banking ✓
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- Why don't they use trees for building materials in Greenland?
- They don't want to cut the trees down
- Trees don't grow there ✓
- Trees are expensive
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Key learning points
- Greenland is the largest non-continent island in the world, and nearly 80,000 people live there.
- Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, in Europe, but is geographically part of the North America continent.
- Because Greenlanders need to live by the coast, fishing is important. Fish and seal are the main catches.
- Houses are often made from stone, concrete and corrugated metal as few trees grow there.
Common misconception
Greenland is part of Canada.
Greenland belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Keywords
Inuit - the Inuit are nomadic people who live within the Arctic Circle
Sealskin - sealskin is the furry skin of seals, which is used to make a variety of good such as clothes, shoes and rugs
Tundra - tundra is a cold, frozen area of land where not many trees are able to grow
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