The+Arctic

= __ The Arctic __ =

Sam, Keshav,Brandon,Kayla
= = =[]= =__The Arctic__= =__Natural Resourses__= =﻿Korean sam/Sam:= ==

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=Natural Resources from Artic's are water,animals, animal skins, ices, oil, minerals, gas, fishes, and many other things.....= =Those poor animals might hurt the humans or humans can hurt them so it's very dangerous for both peoples and animals, because all their trying to do is protect their lands.= =But right now Arctic's natural resources is hard to get because of global warmings and natural disasters...= =Many scientists says soon, The Arctic will be gone, so many scientists are trying to find a way to stop it.=



=__The Arctic__= =__﻿Things to do__= =﻿Koreansam/sam:=

=﻿Do you think there is nothing to do in Arctic because it's very cold and dangerous? well your wrong!= =﻿There is many things to do in Arctic, like fishing, snowball fight, and also making igloos, you can also watch great mountains, ices, and also animals like polar bears, snow foxes, penguins, and also wolves.= =﻿It's a very cold place but once you get used to it, it would be fine...= =﻿That's why you should go visit there, and also there is some people actually living in there researching about the Arctic so you won't be lonely...= =﻿Danger: Do Not Swim In The Water, It's Freezing...=

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** Animals in the Arctic **

Most of the animals that belong to the Crustaceans family that live there are sea-living animals such as krill, crabs, shrimp, sea spiders and many other shelled animals.
== Invertebrates are animals that do not have a backbone. A few Invertebrates in the Arctic are; squid, cuttlefish, octopus, marine snails, limpets, sponges, sea stars, sea squirts, sea anemones, jelly fish and many other sea creatures that do not have a backbone. == == There aren’t a lot of insects or arachnids in the arctic region because many of them wouldn’t be able to survive the cold weather. A few that do live there are mites and the native insects that live in the arctic. ==

The arctic region in North America has a lot of fishing. People fish for Antarctic Cod, ice fish, crocodile fish, hag fish and skates. Those were just a few of the fish in the Arctic region.
== A lots of the mammals in the Arctic are marine animals forget about the polar bears. Many marine mammals are; Leopard seal, Weddle seal, Crabeater seal, fin whale, blue whale, humpback whale, dusky dolphin, Cruciger dolphin, spectacled porpoise and many other different marine mammles. ==

Those were just a few types of animals that live in the arctic.
** Topography in **** the ﻿Arctic﻿﻿﻿ **

By: Kayla
== ** The Arctic region is located mostly in the northern part of North America. Some parts of northern Canada, like Nunavut are part of the Arctic region. Also the Arctic Ocean is part of the arctic region and either all or some parts of Russia, Greenland, United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. ** ==

** A lot of the Arctic is located near the ocean were the land is flat. There are many glaciers, icecaps, valleys and Mountains **
== ** Glaciers are huge masses of ice and compacted snow formations on parts of land that are slowly sliding down slopes or moving outwards because of its weight. One very famous glacier in Canada is the Athabasca Glacier located near the Rocky Mountains. ** ==

**Map of Arctic Region: (arctic is in red)**
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**By: Keshav**
= Climate = ==** Its climate is characterized by cold winter and cool summer. The precipitation is usually low and mostly comes in the form of snow, with most area receiving less than 50 centimetres. The average temperature of the Arctic can be as low as -40 degree Celsius and the coldest temperature recorded yet is -68 degree Celsius. The Arctic is currently affected by global warming which leads to Arctic shrinkage (ongoing changes in the climate) and Arctic Methane Release (the release of methane from seas and soils). **==

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= Vegetation = = By: Keshav = == The Arctic is composed of plants such as dwarf shrubs, graminoids, herbs, lichen, and mosses, which all grow close to the ground. As one plant moves northward, the warmth available for the plant decrease, where it’s colder. The cold summer temperature causes the size, abundance, and variety of the plant to decrease. As you all know, these tree can’t grow in the Arctic, because of its climate but in the warmest place, plants such as shrubs are common and can reach about 2 meters in height. In the coldest parts, most of the ground is bear, with nothing but snow, and plants such as lichens and mosses dominates the climate and grow properly. ==

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**Dictionary.com**
=Major cities in the artic region by brandon=



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=Juneau-If you enjoy glaciers and other water sports, then Juneau is one place to visit. In Juneau there are many tour attractions like the glaciers. You can see the glacier half a mile accross. In Juneau you can go rafting, hiking, kayaking and even ziplining.=

=﻿[|blue-moon.ca]= =Whitehorse- In summer there are long, sunny days where the sun never really sets. You can see the white whales, prowling bears, moose and other animals that you dont see in other parts of the world. This a wonderful place for hunters to hunt and fisherman to fish.=

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=Fairbanks- IN Fairbanks Alaska there are many things to do in the summer like water skiing, and theater called theater gold stream 16 wich is 16 theaters in one theater. Alaska has a lot of events to do out side on the the mountian like ice carving and sledding.=

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