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High Arctic: Life on the Land

1958 21 min
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An ecological study of plant and animal life on the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian Arctic. The film includes profiles of animals such as musk-oxen, lemmings, arctic hares and various forms of plant life.

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An ecological study of plant and animal life on the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian Arctic. The film includes profiles of animals such as musk-oxen, lemmings, arctic hares and various forms of plant life.

Environment and Conservation Geography and Geology Tourism Animals Plants All subjects
  • director
    Dalton Muir
  • camera
    Dalton Muir
  • producer
    Hugh O'Connor
  • executive producer
    Tom Daly
  • commentary
    Strowan Robertson
  • editing
    William Greaves
  • narrator
    Michael Kane
  • music
    Maurice Blackburn

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Ages 10 to 13
School subjects
Geography - Natural Resources Geography - Physical Geography/Geology Geography - Territory: Regional Geography - Weather and Climatology Science - Life Systems/Ecology
Compare the information in the film with information located at this website. Compare the changes that were observed in 1958 with changes that are happening today. Supply reasons for these changes in the polar regions and what can be done to stem the changes. Teachers may download a kid-friendly pamphlet at this site.
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