Living in the Arctic | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What is a continent?
- A large area of land ✓
- A large area of ocean
- Another name for a country
Which of these is not a continent?
- Anractica
- Oceania
- Arctic ✓
Which of these is a country in the Arctic Circle?
- UK
- Greenland ✓
- Argentina
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. ✓
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
Which of these is not a way the sea is used?
- food (fishing)
- transport
- research
- drinking ✓

How many people live in Greenland?
- 10,000
- 30,000
- 50,000
- 80,000 ✓
- 100,000
Which continent is Greenland part of?
- Asia
- Europe
- North America ✓
- Africa
- Antartica
What is the name for the nomadic people who live within the Arctic Circle?
- Locals
- Inuits ✓
- Arctic people
- Greenlanders
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
Which of these is not a job often found in Greenland?
- fishing
- tourism
- hunting
- banking ✓
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

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.

Greenland is part of Canada.

Greenland belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark.

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