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Creative and Artistic Nunavut! Carissa Trievel and Mackenzie Homan 6-Y Major Cities:  Iqaluit is the only city in Nunavut. It is the capital of Nunavut and is on the coast of Baffin island. Inuit people populate the area. They will live in temperatures as low as -49 degrees farenheit. In the summer here Iqaluit has long, sunny days. Iqaluit's name means, "Place of Fish". In 1987 Iqaluit became a place. It can be fun, but boy is it cold!

Economy:  Their economy is a lot of arts and crafts. They have Inuit craving, print making, tourism. For Inuit craving they use soap and wood. They believe tourism brings a sence of pride to the communities. Inuit craving, printing, and tourism allows there communities to have power in their poor economy.

Major landforms:  Baffin Island is north of th Canadian main land. It is 195,927 square miles making it the fifth largest island in the world. The Danes and Inuit live here. The area is not heavely populated because of the harsh cold climate. The baffin isalnd will ave lots fo iron ore deposit. The Canadian Sheld is a rocky region that curves around the Hudson bay. It is 1,864,000 square miles, and goes through a lot of Canada including Baffin Bay. Major Bodies of Water:  In Nunavut there are only two major bodies of water. They are the Baffin Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The Baffin Bay is located next to Baffin Island. The Baffin Bay is named after William Baffin who explored the area in 1616. Sighting for seals, black whales, and walruses occurs here. Climate:  Nunavut has cold winters and warm summers. The winter average temperature is -20 degrees Farenheit in Baffin Island, and -35 degrees Farenheit on Ellesmere Island. Summer time temperatures are above 50 degrees Farenheit in the south, and 36 degrees Farenheit in the north. Dry climate receives less than 12 inches of percipitiation a year. FUN FACTS:(Inuit)  1. Since prehistoric times the Inuit have hunted whale. They mostly don't use old tools. In present day the Inuit will use modarn acceseries like a motor baot and explosive harpoons. 2. The colthing of the Inuit is made of animal skins. The general outfit consists of a parka, trousers, socks, boots, and mittens. they sometinmes will wear goggles made of ivory, bone, or wood to protect their eyes from the sun. 3. The diet of the Inuit is fish, berries, and any other edible plants they can find. The diet will varey according to season, and they will sometimes eat the meat frozon or raw. just one kill of a bowhead whale will feed tons of Inuit people. 4. Many Inuit people have a summer and winter home. In the summer they use tents made fo anilaml skins and wood. In the winter the Inuit use or make a hole in the ground with rocks and sod as an outer boundary for walls. Whalebone or rafters topped the walls. Sometimes a passage was made below the hole for storage of food and anything else. the passage kept warm air in and cold air out. The sayings of the Inuit living in igloos is false except when they travel. The Inuit may quicklt build an igloo in 2 hours for an easy shelter. Resources; Worldbook online and Canada's Modarn Day- First nations: Nunavut and Envloving Relationships.