Inuit Vocab Practice

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A stone monument resembling a human used for communication and survival.

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inuksuk

Front

Land in the Arctic too cold for trees, supporting grasses and small plants, is called?

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tundra

Front

Traditional Inuit snow boots made of seal skin, the best waterproof skin.

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kamik

Front

Animal similar to a reindeer

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caribou

Front

Inuit all-purpose knife with a rounded blade for cutting meat and skinning animals?

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ulu

Front

White man's term for Inuit, seen as a slur.

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Eskimo

Front

Invention that drills holes in bones or starts fires for the Inuit.

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bowdrill

Front

Means "The People"

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Inuit

Front

A territory in northern Canada controlled by the Inuit is called...

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Nunavut

Front

Type of boat used by Inuit, similar to a large canoe, known as 'the woman's boat.'

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umiak