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Vocabulary

average

Celsius

degrees

million

temperature

the Arctic

the Arctic Circle

the equator

the North Pole

an imaginary line around the earth at approximately 70° north

a unit for measuring temperature, shown by the symbol ° written after a number

the number 1,000,000

how hot or cold something is

the imaginary line around the Earth that divides it into equal north and south parts

An __________ amount is calculated by adding some amounts together and then dividing by the number of amounts

a measurement of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°

the point on the earth's surface that is furthest north

the very cold area around the North Pole

Ira block took this photo of an Inuit man near his home in (1)______________ Circle.  He lives on Baffin Island in Canada.  That’s about two and a half thousand kilometres from (2)______________.  The Inuit man is also holding another photo by Ira Block.  Ira took this photo in the US state of South Carolina which is about two and half thousand kilometres from (3)______________.  Ira took the two photos because about fifty-six (4)______________ year ago, (5)______________ probably looked like South Carolina today.  The (6)______________ at the Arctic Circle was around twenty-five degrees (7)______________.  Nowadays, the (8)______________ temperature in the Arctic is around minus ten (9)______________.

Ira block took this photo of an Inuit man near his home in (1)______________ Circle.  He lives on Baffin Island in Canada.  That’s about two and a half thousand kilometres from (2)______________.  The Inuit man is also holding another photo by Ira Block.  Ira took this photo in the US state of South Carolina which is about two and half thousand kilometres from (3)______________.  Ira took the two photos because about fifty-six (4)______________ year ago, (5)______________ probably looked like South Carolina today.  The (6)______________ at the Arctic Circle was around twenty-five degrees (7)______________.  Nowadays, the (8)______________ temperature in the Arctic is around minus ten (9)______________.

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Ira block took this photo of an Inuit man near his home in (1)the Arctic Circle.  He lives on Baffin Island in Canada.  That’s about two and a half thousand kilometres from (2)the North Pole.  The Inuit man is also holding another photo by Ira Block.  Ira took this photo in the US state of South Carolina which is about two and half thousand kilometres from (3)the equator.  Ira took the two photos because about fifty-six (4)million year ago, (5)the Arctic Circle probably looked like South Carolina today.  The (6)temperature at the Arctic Circle was around twenty-five degrees (7)Celsius.  Nowadays, the (8)average temperature in the Arctic is around minus ten (9)degrees.