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What are mammals in the Polar Region?
Caribou, Polar Bears, Wolves, and Arctic Foxes, and examples of these.
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What is the average winter temperature?
-30 degrees celsius in the winter is the...
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What is winter?
This season typically lasts from September to May in the Polar Regions.
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What is the Tundra?
This sub climate is always cold with short summers-warmest temperature about 10 degrees C
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What is the type of precipitation?
The type of ______ that falls in the Polar Region is usually snow.
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What are insects that live in the Polar Region?
Mosquitoes, Leaf Hoppers, and Beetles are examples of these.
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What is the average summer temperature?
Around 10 degrees celsius in the summer is the...
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What is summer?
This season typically lasts from mid-July to the end of August in the Polar Regions.
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What is the Icecap?
This sub climate always freezing, average temperature is at or below 0 degrees C.
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What are the normal temperatures?
The _________ in the Polar Region are usually in the negatives.
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What are plants that grow in the Polar Region?
Lichen, Arctic Willows, and Arctic Poppies are examples of these.
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What is normal form of precipitation in the Polar Region?
Snow is the main form of this...
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What is winter?
During this season night can last for 24 hours.
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What is the Tundra?
In the summer of this sub-climate lots of ice and snow melts- forms marshes and bogs.
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What is ice?
Water is typically found in this solid state in this region.
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What is a polar Bear?
What is the name of this Arctic Animal:
A mammal with thick white fur, a layer of fat for warmth, sharp claws and strong teeth. Commonly eats seals, fish, and birds. |
What is the yearly amount of precipitation?
5-15 inches of snow is the...
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What is summer?
During this season daylight can last for 24 hours.
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What is the Icecap?
In this sub-climate summer is nearly 24 hours of light and winter is nearly 24 hours of darkness
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What is the sun?
This source of light and heat is only seen for a few hours in the winter months in the Polar Regions.
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What are common adaptations in animals in the Polar Region?
Blubber, Thick Coats, and Waterproof Fur are examples of...
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What is the reason there is so little precipitation?
What is the result of this:
temperatures are too low to cause evaporation |
What are the seasons
Because of these, temperatures in part of the year can be as high as 50 degrees (f), and in other parts of the year they can drop to be as low as -50 degrees (f).
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What is the Icecap?
In this sub-climate it is never warm enough for marshes or bogs to grow.
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What is the Polar Region?
Greenland and Antarctica, are part of the _______ region? (easy question)
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