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The document is about the Frigid Zone, which includes: - The areas from 66.5°N to 90°N in the Northern Hemisphere and 66.5°S to 90°S in the Southern Hemisphere. - It has cold summers and cold winters, with summers lasting 50-60 days. Winds include nor'easters and polar easterlies in the north, and katabatic winds in the south. - Vegetation includes mosses, sedges, lichens, bearberry, and diamond leaf willow in the northern tundra regions.
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- 2. The Frigid Zone-KWLChart 2 What I know? What I want to know? What I learnt?
- 3. Mind-Map of FrigidZone 3 The Frigid Zone Climate Wild Life People Vegetation
- 4. Frigid Zone-Climate 66.5”N to90”N in the Northern Hemisphere 66.5”S to 90”S in the Southern Hemisphere
- 5. Frigid Zone-Climate 66.5”N to90”N in the Northern Hemisphere 66.5”S to 90”S in the Southern Hemisphere
- 6. Climate 6 Northern Hemisphere ColdSummers, Cold winters, permafrost. Summers last from 50 to 60 days. Winds-Nor’easters, Polar Easterlies. Southern Hemisphere Cold Summers, Cold winters. Winds-katabatic winds
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- 8. Countries in theFrigid Zone- 8 North America Russia Canada Alaska Northern Scandinavia Greenland Iceland Arctic Region Antarctica Norway ✢
- 9. Vegetation-Flora and Fauna 9 ✢Names of trees and grasses-Tundra Region Northern Hemisphere- tundra regions Plants Mosses, sedges, and lichens Bearberry Diamond Leaf Willow Caribou Moss or Reindeer moss
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- 11. Wild Life 11 ✢ Differentanimals and birds- Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Grey Wolf Polar Bear Arctic Fox Musk Ox Arctic Hare Arctic Fox Walrus Seal Marmots Snowy Owls Penguins Fox Walrus Seal
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- 13. People of thisRegion-Northern Hemisphere 13 Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Nganasan Nenets None
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- 16. Frigid Zone- What isFrigid Zone? Characteristics Examples Non-Examples Frayer’s Model