The Frigid Zones

TGES 2014-15

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Before we learn about the frigid zone, lets read some interesting facts……

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Cat Can’t taste sweets.

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Many cave dwelling fish don’t have eyes.

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The human body contains a tiny amount of gold.

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Elephants are sometimes hug by wrapping their trunks together to greet or show affection.

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A group of butterflies is sometimes called a flutter.

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There is a 200 foot stuffed pink bunny with its entrails spilling out over a hill in Italy.

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Enjoyed……!

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Now Look here…..

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Frigid Zone

The northernfrigid zone

The southernfrigid zone

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The Northern frigid zone

• It lies between the Arctic Circle (66 1/2⁰) and North Pole (90⁰)

• The Arctic (North frigid) zone includes northern parts of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Scandinavia, Russia.

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The southern frigid zone

• It lies between the Antarctic Circle (66 1/2⁰) and South Pole (90⁰ S)

• The Antarctic (southern frigid) zone includes Antarctica.

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Climate

• Because of the slanting rays of the sun and both the frigid zones are far from the equator……….

1. Not even enough to warm the land

2. Winters are very severe and temperature may drop to -40⁰

3. In summer, the temperature may rise to 3⁰ to 12⁰

4. Rainfall may range from 15 to 30 cm in a year

Now, Do you want to see thepeculiarity of the Frigid Zone?

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• During summer there is continuous daylight even at midnight.

• In winter, these regions have continuous darkness.

• In June, When the northern frigid zone receives continuous light, the southern frigid zone had continuous darkness.

• This situation has reversed in December.

Now see the beautiful sky ofthe frigid zones at night.

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Here is the video….Please click on it….

Aurora Borealis Aurora Australis

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Plant Life

• Because of permanent frozen soil, hardly any crops or plants grow here.

• But in summer when the snow thaws , some shrubs such as mosses, lichens and grass grow.

• A few flower-bearing plants and berry-bearing shrubs such as blu-berries, cranberries and wild currents are seen.

• Few people do grow a few vegetables for personal consumption.

• It is impossible for trees to grow here.

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Mosses- flowerless plants

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Lichens

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Cranberries

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wild currant bush

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Animal Life

• A few animals such as the reindeer, caribou, bear, fox, hare, ermine and musk ox, etc., are found here.

• A few birds such as the Arctic tern and Snowy owl are survive in this extreme cold because of the thick white coat of fur on their bodied on which, when snow melts, changes to greyish-brown in color.

• Apart from these animals and birds, plenty of fish, whales, seals and walruses are also found here.

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Reindeer

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Caribou

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Musk ox

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Arctic tern

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Snowy owl

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Walruses

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Human Life

Harsh and difficult condition

Inuits(Eskimos) Who live here

Catch fish like salmonAnd Arctic char

Live in igloos whichWere made of ice

Arrows and bowswere made of woodand bones of whale

Hunting, trapping ofanimals and reindeer

herding are the major occupations

hunt these animals on small boats called as Kayaks

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Now……..

Human Life

Using rifles for hunting

They have startedLiving in permanent

wooden house

The Lapps found innorthern

part of Scandinavia

Samoyeds, Yakutsand

Chukchisfound in Siberia

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