White Sea

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/white-sea

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 the White Sea?Approximately 90,000 km² (35,000 sq mi)
2. How deep is the White Sea?Over 300 meters in the Kandalaksha Gulf
3. What is the location?Northwestern Russia, bordering the Arctic Ocean
4. What is the main city?Arkhangelsk
5. What is the White Sea and where is it located?The White Sea is a big, cold gulf in northwestern Russia, near the Kola Peninsula and Arkhangelsk. It connects to the Arctic Ocean through the narrow Kandalaksha Gulf.
6. Why does the White Sea freeze over in winter?From November to May or June, the sea's shallow parts get covered by thick sea ice, up to 1.5 meters, because the cold winter temperatures make the water freeze.

Semi-enclosed gulf: A large body of seawater that is mostly surrounded by land but has a connection to a larger ocean.
Fennoscandian Shield: An ancient geological formation underlying Scandinavia and northwestern Russia, characterized by stable bedrock.
Benthic environment: The ecological area at the bottom of a body of water, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.
Anthropogenic pressures: Environmental impacts caused by human activities, such as pollution or habitat destruction.