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Thursday
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6
History
5th Grade
09/17/2009

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Term
Arctic
Definition
The North Pole and the surrounding area lie within the Arctic
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Timberline
Definition
A point on a mountain or in polar regions beyond which trees cannot grow because of the cold
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Glacier
Definition
A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a valley from highlands toward sea level.
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Iceberg
Definition
A mountain of ice floating in the sea
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Arctic Ocean
Definition
Around the North Pole is the ice-covered Arctic Ocean, the smallest and coldest ocean on earth
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Aurora Borealis
Definition
Brilliant lights that sometimes light up the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere; northern lights
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