Greenland Spiral 1

What is the capital of Greenland?

• Nuuk

• Sisimiut

• Ilulissat

Name the explorer,who named the island Greenland.

• Eric the Red

• Ferdinand

• Marco Polo

What is a the treeless plains of the Artic regions called?

• desert
• rainforest
• plains

• tundra

What is an ecoregion (ecological region) ?

• a political boundary defined by government regulations

• a term used to describe the climate of a specific area

• a man-made structure designed to protect wildlife

• a geographic area characterized by distinct ecological features

What is a bioregion?

• a man-made area created for the purpose of scientific research

• a term used to describe a region with a high population density

• a geographic area that is defined by its unique combination of climate, landforms, vegetation, and animal species

• a type of geological formation found in the ocean

What is a fjord?

• a type of glacier

• a mountain range

• a type of fish

• a narrow inlet of the sea between steeps cliffs

Greenland is a territory of

• Iceland
• Denmark
• Norway
• Sweden

The official language of Greenland is

• Greenlandic
• English
• Danish
• Inuit

75 - 80% of Greenland is covered by

• the 2nd largest ice cap

• the world's largest ice cap

• water
• prairie

What type of government does Greenland have?

• dictatorship
• anarchy
• monarchy
• parliamentary democracy