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What is the population of Lapland? Why?
How do the Sami people survive?
What is an environment?
Where is Lapland located?
What’s the biggest way the Sami people
make their living?
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Arctic fox
What do I eat?
Tell me about my body.
Tell me about my
name.
List unusual facts about my survival.
Where do I live?
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Cultural Connections
Ingrid Bergman
Who is Ingrid Bergman?
What made her so famous in this industry? Why would that make a person so
successful in making movies?
Which movie was considered to be one of her best performances?
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Where in the World Is Sweden?
Where is Sweden located?
Explain how the Swedish government works.
How is the landscape in Sweden different from where you live? How is it similar?
There are two companies mentioned in the article that are found in the U.S. What are they?
There are two sports that are played both in Sweden and the U.S. What are those sports?
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Answer Key
What is the population of Lapland? Why?
How do the Sami people survive?
They have pursued a variety of ways to make a living, including fishing,
fur trapping and sheep herding
The harsh climate makes it difficult for people
to live there on an ongoing basis. In Sweden, the
average number of people per square mile is 188. In
Lapland, it is two.
What is an environment?
The surroundings or conditions in which a
person, animal or plant lives or operates.
Where is Lapland located?
The northern most part of Norrland is an area known as Lapland. Lapland is a
mountainous region that is defined by coasts, river valleys and forests. Located in
the Arctic Circle, it is also extremely cold.
What’s the biggest way the Sami people
make their living?
Traditionally, the biggest way they make
their living is through reindeer herding.
They are the only people in the Nordic
countries that are allowed to raise and herd
reindeer, which they use for meat, fur and
transportation.
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Arctic fox
Answer Key
Tell me about my body.
The Arctic Fox has very thick fur made
up of several layers to trap heat; its small
ears reduce the loss of heat. Even its
paws are protected by thick fur on its
soles. By trapping all of its body heat, it
can easily survive in temperatures as low
as -50 degrees Celsius
What do I eat?
They are omnivores. They usually hunt lemmings, voles,
rabbits and other small animals, but also eat vegetables
when they are available in the summer. During the winter, food is often scarce, and if animals are around, they
are often underneath the thick snow and hard to locate.
Tell me about my
name:
Arctic fox, or polar
fox, or snow fox
The Inukitut name
for the fox is Tiriganiaq.
Unusual facts about survival.
First, much like a squirrel during the summer, it
buries leftovers from its kills. The cold ground
keeps the meat fresh, and later in the winter, the
fox will come back and dig up the food. It also
is known to follow polar bears and eat whatever
the bear leaves behind. It can also use its incredible hearing to locate prey beneath the snow.
Where do I live?
They live in burrows or tunnel into the snow during storms.
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Ingrid Bergman
Who is Ingrid Bergman?
She was an actress who became famous in the 1930s and
‘40s. She worked mostly in the film industry, but did some
stage acting.
What made her so famous in this industry? Why would that make a person so
successful in making movies?
Bergman was famous all over the world for her beauty and talent. (answers may
vary) Because if you are beautiful or nice looking more people will want to watch
the movie in which you are starring.
Which movie was considered to be one of her best performances?
Teachers, show your students a clip of one of Ingrid Bergman’s movies and discuss what the differences are to today’s movies.
She played a spy in the movie Notorious. It is considered one of her greatest performances.
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Where in the World Is Sweden?
Where is Sweden located?
Answer Key
Sweden is a European nation that is in the region known as Scandinavia. It is a long but rather
thin country bordered by Finland and Norway. It is also connected to Denmark.
Sweden’s government is different than the U.S.
Explain how the Swedish government works.
Sweden’s government is a constitutional monarchy. That means that they still have a king, but
they also have officials in government that the people elect to the parliament. The king does not
have a lot of power; the parliament does.
How is landscape in Sweden different from where you live? How is it similar?
Nature is incredibly important in Sweden. It is a major part of the country and the culture. About 50 percent of the country is covered
in forests. It also has about 100,000 lakes and 24,000 islands. The government makes it very easy for the people to access and enjoy
the country’s natural beauty. All of the land owned by the government, unless it is in use by the military, is open for free camping and
hiking. Also, public transportation makes it easier, cheaper and more environmentally friendly for anyone to see any of the beautiful
places in Sweden.
There are two companies mentioned in the article that are found in the U.S. What are they?
IKEA and Volvo are Swedish companies
There are two sports that are played both in Sweden and the US. What are those sports?
Ice hockey and football are the major sports.