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Survival at 40 Below

LITERATURE ANTHOLOGY

Answer the questions while reading the story.
Question 1
1.

Look at the map on page 469. It is a map of Alaska. What cities do you see on the map? What parks do you see on the map/?

Sample Answer: Manteca, Lathrop, Ripon, and Modesto; Yosemite and Caswell

Question 2
2.

Match each cause to the effect.

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Question 3
3.

Pgs. 472-473 The word like is often used as a signal word for comparison and contrast. What is the author comparing?

Question 4
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Pgs. 472-473 How does the change in season affect the Artic ground squirrel?

The squirrel prepares its _______ and collects and _______ seeds and _______ to get ready for winter.
Question 5
5.

Pgs. 474-475 What is the effect of the squirrel warming his body by burning fat?

Question 6
6.

Look at the illustrations on pages 476-477. What do these illustrations help the reader understand? Select all that apply.

Question 7
7.

Pgs. 478-479 The caribou are looking for food. Why do they avoid the burned area of an old forest fire? Use evidence from the second paragraph to make an inference.

Question 8
8.

Pgs. 478-479 How are the caribou adapted to a cold environment?

Question 9
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Pgs. 482-483 How does the warmer weather affect life in the artic?

Question 10
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Essential Question: How did some animals adapt to the Artic environment?

Frozen ponds have little oxygen.
The Alaska blackfish gets Oxygen by finding holes in the ice and breathing through its mouth.
Animals have insulated feet that spread out their weight.
He gets plump in time for winter.
Wolves approach the musk oxen.
Oxen form a circular wall and work as a team to drive off hungry wolves.
The grizzly bear rests.
The animals travel lightly over the deep snow.
The squirrel eats plants and seeds in the summer.
It saves energy so the bears can survive off the mother's stored fat.
Fierce winds blow.
The sheep take shelter from the wind.
Winter in the Artic is busy and sunny.
Many animals are hibernating or staying underground.
The moon has replaced the sun throughout winter.