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Where Does the Arctic Begin? End?

This article points out that there is no one official definition for the Arctic. Then the author identifies definitions ranging from geography to climate to culture and more. Maps and other visuals illustrate the definitions. The author suggests that defining the Arctic can be an example for K-Grade 5 students of the nature and challenges of classification systems. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears....

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Classification Systems, Maps, Climate, Geoscience, Geography, NSDL, Human Populations

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Science and Technology / Engineering

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Material Type:: Assignment
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 11, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 20, 2017
Author:: Jessica Fries-Gaither, National Science Foundation
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: Yes
Source Code Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States