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CLIMATE 



suffering from cold in winter; loosely constructed huts are no 

 protection against winter blasts; vegetation is less luxuriant 

 and lands require more care in order to yield crops equal in 

 size and quality to those of the tropics. Because of the climate 



the needs of the people 

 are many and varied. 

 Work must be done to 

 keep abreast of one's 

 needs. People are en- 

 ergetic and thrifty, and 

 activity is seen on all 

 sides ; as a result, agri- 

 culture flourishes, and 

 trade and commerce ad- 

 vance. 



In the cold arctic re- 

 gions, ice locks up the 

 country most of the 

 year and continued low 

 temperatures hinder all 

 but the most meager 

 vegetation, and force 

 the inhabitants to de- 

 pend upon hunting and 

 fishing for food and 

 clothing. An abundance 

 of rich fatty food is necessary to supply heat to the body, 

 heavy warm clothing (see frontispiece) is needed to withstand 

 the fierce penetrating cold, and the inhabitants have all they 

 can do to obtain these in sufficient quantity from their bleak 

 barren land. Their food consists of the flesh and blubber 

 of whale, polar bear, seal (Fig. 263), and other northern 

 animals. Their clothing consists of the fur and hides of the 



FIG. 262. Tropical vegetation rich in foods. 





