1.3.

3 Case Study
Canada and Global Climate Change

Case Study: Climate Change in the Canadian Arctic?

Read pages 86 to 87 and answer the following questions.

Figure 3-13: Inuit Communities in Canada

Figure 3–13
What does this settlement map suggest might be some
challenges faced by Inuit communities trying to adapt to
climate change?
Most of these communities are around a large body of
water such as Hudson's bay. If climate change keeps
going, the bodies of water may have higher tides due to
melting ice caps and flood the inuit communities.

Figure 3–14
Late spring flooding of northern rivers is putting caribou
populations at risk. How will this affect traditional Inuit
lifestyles?

If the caribou populations are at risk, the traditional inuit

people will have less sources of food. They rely on hunting
these animals for food.
 Explorations

1. What do you think will be the greatest benefit of climate warming for Inuit? Give
specific reasons to support your position.

The greatest benefit of climate warming for inuit is that they don’t have to worry as much
about the cold. Because the temperature is warming around the world, the areas around
the arctic pole will be warmer.

2. Note the location of Inuit communities in Canada in Figure 3-13. How does their
location make these communities particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate
change?

Most of these communities are around the shoreline of a large body of water. If climate change
happens, the bodies of water will rise its tide and possibly flood the community.