Greenland - Social Science lesson CBSE Class V
Greenland - Social Science lesson CBSE Class V by Soma Mukhopadhyay
The first European who visited Greenland was an explorer called Eric, the Red. He gave the island its name.
Greenland is a self-governing province of Denmark, and its capital is Nuuk, earlier known as Godthab.
The Arctic Circle passes through the southern part of Greenland, thus most of this island lies in the Frigid Zone in the Northern Hemisphere.
This region is also known as the Tundra region.
80% of Greenland is always covered with ice.
Huge pieces of ice frequently break off and float in the sea. They are called icebergs and are a great danger to ships in the sea because when an iceberg floats on water, most of it remains under water.
The south-western coast of Greenland is the warmest part of the country and thus most of the people live here.
VEGETATION
Nothing grows in the ice-covered areas of Greenland. There are no forests and no crops can be grown here.
Plants like sedge, cotton grass, and lichen grow in Southern Greenland during the summer months.
WILD LIFE
Several varieties of fishes and sea birds are also found here.
The People - The skin and fur of the animals are used to make clothes. The fat is used as fuel
While roaming around, the Inuit used to live in temporary houses made of blocks of ice called igloos.
However, to the Inuit ‘igloo’ meant a house…whether made of ice or wood or bricks.
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