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Social Studies Homwork Help! Due tomorrow!? - eettt - 04-05-2014 11:11 AM
In the far north of Europe and Russia there are large areas of tundra. Where is the tundra located besides northern Europe and Russia?_____________________
In the winter there are weeks when the sun _______________, while for a time in the summer, the sun does not ______________. The long summer hours of sunlight hours of sunlight thaws the ground near the __________. However, beneath the surface is a layer of subsoil that stays _________ all year round. This is called ___________. This can be up to _______ feet deep.
How does the Arctic Fox adapt to survive the cold, snowy enviroment?__________ Some small animals dig under the snow and _________________. Name two ways that people have adapted to live in the tundra: In the winter they _________________ and in the summer they ___________________________.
Name another forest that you have learned about that is endangered because of human activities.________ Examine the Resources Map. In what part of Russia are grains important?_________. Why do you think this resource is not located else where in Russia?
Siberia is made up of _______ and _________ and is almost as big as _______________. What problem does the cold climate pose in extracting these resources?__________________________
- Model Pilot - 04-05-2014 11:25 AM
1. Alaska, northern Canada
2. doesn't rise (no dawn) 3. doesn't set (no sundown)
4. surface
5. frozen
6. permafrost
7. ? look it up
8. fur changes color? 9. hibernate
10. hunt on land 11. fish rivers and inlets
12. rain forest in the Amazon river area of Brazil
13. steppes, plains 14. climate (growing season)
15. tiaga 16. tundra 17. Extreme cold makes working outside difficult to dangerous, so harvesting wood or other products (minerals, resources like natural gas) and transporting them to markets is very difficult.