The Inuit
Climate/Environment
The climate in the Arctic Circle is extremely cold. Snow and ice cover the ground for up to 9 months a year. Due to the cold temperatures and little precipitation, there are no trees and very few plants.
Food
Most of their food came from the ocean. They ate fish, seal, whale, and walrus. During the summer, the Inuit would also hunt the migrating caribou. The ground was too cold for farming.
Clothing
The Inuit made their clothes out of animal skins. Their boots were made from seal skins so they would be waterproof in the ice and snow.
Shelter
During the winter, the Inuit built houses out of blocks of snow and ice. During the summer, the Inuit followed the migrating caribou, so they built homes out of animal skins so the Inuit could travel.
Additional Resources
They would also use walrus tusks, caribou antlers, and whale bones to make tools and weapons for hunting.
Travel
For traveling on water, the Inuit built kayaks, which are one-man boats. Kayaks are similar to canoes, but are enclosed across the top. For traveling across snow and ice, the Inuit used sleds pulled by teams of dogs.
The climate in the Arctic Circle is extremely cold. Snow and ice cover the ground for up to 9 months a year. Due to the cold temperatures and little precipitation, there are no trees and very few plants.
Food
Most of their food came from the ocean. They ate fish, seal, whale, and walrus. During the summer, the Inuit would also hunt the migrating caribou. The ground was too cold for farming.
Clothing
The Inuit made their clothes out of animal skins. Their boots were made from seal skins so they would be waterproof in the ice and snow.
Shelter
During the winter, the Inuit built houses out of blocks of snow and ice. During the summer, the Inuit followed the migrating caribou, so they built homes out of animal skins so the Inuit could travel.
Additional Resources
They would also use walrus tusks, caribou antlers, and whale bones to make tools and weapons for hunting.
Travel
For traveling on water, the Inuit built kayaks, which are one-man boats. Kayaks are similar to canoes, but are enclosed across the top. For traveling across snow and ice, the Inuit used sleds pulled by teams of dogs.