Help sheet for justifying your choices for plants and animals to
survive in Greenland
1. Your write up must include how the adaptations will
help your animal survive in a warmer Greenland.
2. A summary of the task and changes to Greenland’s
climate would help as an introduction, plus a location
map.
3. Fully JUSTIFY your choices
4. Remember to PEE all over your ideas!
Your plants and animals have to
cope with;
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Summer temperatures of 11
to 12°C – cooler than UK
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Winter temperatures of -3°C
– colder than UK
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Snow in winter
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Lack of deep soils
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Possible marshy
conditions in some areas
because of melting snow
and ice
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Long day length in Summer
– up to 22 hours!

Long nights in winter – the
sun might not even rise

Occasional windy storms
Sentence starters
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My animal has X feature because…
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This will help my animal with the temperature of a future
Greenland because…
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My plant has Y feature for the following reasons…
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This helps with the snow in winter in Greenland
because….
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This feature has the added benefit of…
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The land in Greenland in the future will be very flat
and marshy around the coastline. To cope with this
I have decided to give my animal …
Example of a Point Evidence Explain paragraph
Already the climate of Greenland is changing and warming,
and is posing significant challenges for plants and animals.
The Independent
(http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climatechange/greenland-reaps-benefits-of-global-warming8555241.html ) state that already crops such as potatoes are
being grown in Greenland. To adjust to this future warming
my plant has… the reasons I selected this are…I also think
that…This is beneficial because…
Terrain map of Greenland without
its ice sheet – WHERE would your
animal live?