caribou

a wild reindeer of North America

frigid

extremely cold

igloo

a shelter built

of ice or snow

kayak

a one-man Eskimo canoe

 made of a frame with

skins stretched tightly over it.

lichens

low mosslike plants

northern lights

A display of colored lights in the sky

caused by the interaction of particles from the sun with the upper atmosphere

near the north pole

permafrost

deep undergound soil

that always remains frozen

a low, heavy sled

 used to haul load

over ice & snow

tendon

a tough fiber that connects

 a muscle to a bone

tundra

an arctic prairie

 too cold for trees to grow