Great Bear Lake

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/great-bear-lake

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Great Bear Lake?31,153 km² (12,028 sq mi)
2. How deep is Great Bear Lake?446 m (1,463 ft)
3. What is the location?Northwest Territories, Canada
4. What is the primary indigenous group?Sahtu Dene
5. Why is Great Bear Lake important for animals?Its cold, clear waters support Arctic char, lake trout, and whitefish, and the surrounding forest and tundra provide homes for caribou, moose, and many birds.
6. Where does the water from Great Bear Lake go?The lake drains into the Mackenzie River, Canada's longest river.

Oligotrophic: A lake with low nutrient content, typically resulting in clear water and low plant growth.
Sahtu Dene: An Indigenous First Nation whose traditional territory encompasses Great Bear Lake and surrounding regions.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK): A cumulative body of knowledge, practice, and belief, evolving by adaptive processes and handed down through generations.
Port Radium: A former mining settlement on the eastern shore of Great Bear Lake, significant for its historical radium and uranium extraction.