Inuit Vocab Practice

A monument used for communication and survival made of stone piled up to resemble a human is called what?

• kamik

• igloo

• inuksuk

• Inuit

The land in the Arctic that is too cold for trees to grow, but where grasses and small plans do grow and support animal life is called what?

• tundra

• Nunavut

• ulu

• Inuktitut

These are traditional Inuit snow boots made out of seal skin, the best waterproof skin.

• kayak

• sinew

• quilliq

• kamik

This animal is similar to a reindeer

• caribou

• white tailed deer

• moose

• elk

An Inuit all-purpose knife with a rounded blade used for cutting meat and skinning an animal is called what?

• quilliq

• umiak

• sod

• ulu

This is the white man's name for the Inuit. It is considered a racial slur by many Inuit.

• Inuktitut

• igloo

• Eskimo

• Nunavut

This is an invention that drills holes in bones or starts fires for the Inuit.

• harpoon

• bowdrill

• lighter

• kayak

This mean "The People"

• Eskimo

• Inuit

• elders

• Inuktitut

A territory in northern Canada controlled by the Inuit is called....

• inuksuk

• umiak

• tundra

• Nunavut

This is a type of boat used by the Inuit people. Similar to a large canoe "the woman's boat."

• umiak

• kayak

• sinew

• quilliq