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Natural Resources Canada > Earth Sciences Sector > Priorities > Polar Continental Shelf Project
Polar Continental Shelf Project
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Let us start with some questions shall we? The red button no next to each question will turn green yes if you answer correctly!

answerWhat animal in the Canadian Arctic most resembles a bison?
Caribou
Muskox
Buffalo
answerWhat is Inuksuk?
Snow house
Aboriginal language
Stone structure
answerIn the past, the Arctic comprised two territories; the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory. However, as of April 1, 1999, a new territory was created. What is the name of this new territory?
Nunavut
Inuvik
Iqaluit
answerHow long does it take a new-born caribou to learn how to run?
a few hours
a few days
a few months
answerHow many penguins does a polar bear eat on average in a year?
50
300
none
answerHas the Arctic always been a cold and snowy place?
yes
no
answerPingos are?
fire breathing dragons
mountains of ice
food for penguins
answerWhat is the tundra?
a treeless land of alligators and rhinos
a grassless land of trees and alligators
a treeless land of caribou and permafrost
answerWhat are the Northern Lights' scientific name?
aurora borealis
aurora australis
roaring bories
answerWhy are plants on the tundra so short?
they don't eat a balanced diet
too much winter, too little summer
herds of polar bears trample the flowers
answerName the ancient ancestors of the Inuit people
the Thule
the Cree
the Saami

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