WorksheetsArctic People
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following are not an ethnic group of the Arctic?
Yupik
Matis
Inuit
Sami
Which continents extend into the Arctic?
North America
Europe
Asia
South America
Many Arctic people are described as nomadic. What does nomadic mean?
People are tough
People move regularly
People are indigenous
People are rare
All Arctic ethnic groups depend on animals for survival. Which of the following is NOT an animal people can depend on in the Arctic?
Penguin
Reindeer / Caribou
Seal
Polar Bear
Arctic ethnic groups are indigenous people - they descend from the first people to migrate (move) to these regions. When do we think that first migration took place?
1000 years ago
2,500 years ago
5,000 years ago
15,000 years ago
How do Arctic people rely on animals found in their natural environment?
Clothing
Food
Shelter
Transport
Expansion of Western values, language, clothing, food and music into the far north of Canada, Europe and Russia is leading to the loss of traditional (a) in ethnic groups.
C______ c_____ has led to rapid temperature increase in the Arctic causing many communities to suffer from poor hunting conditions, damage to roads and buildings and the spread of disease
(a)
As the world is becoming increasingly connected, what are the younger generations of Arctic people increasingly doing?
Fighting for their culture
Remaining isolated
Migrating (moving) to modern towns and cities
Learning traditional hunting skills
Why can't Arctic people practice traditional agriculture (farming) like we do, such as planting crops and harvesting them?
They don't eat plants
It is too cold and windy
Their governments do not allow them to
There isn't enough land
