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 \n# The Arctic Circle\n\nThe southern boundary of the Arcticcan be marked or defined in three ways.One is by the Arctic Circle,an imaginaryline around the Earth.At this line,the sundoes not set on the day of the summersolstice (usually 21 June)and does not riseon the day of the winter solstice(usually21 December).North of the Arctic Circle,the periods of continuous daylight or nightbecome progressively longer.At the NorthPole,it is light for six months and dark forsix months.The Arctic i","cbCaimURZg7hnu6Q","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimURZg7hnu6Q","pdf",3104244,36,"English","# The ends of the Earth\n## Cold circles\n## The Arctic Circle\n## The expanding continent\n## The Antarctic Circle\n## Weather forecast-cold!\n## Polar biomes","[{\"question\":\"What is a habitat, and how does it apply to polar regions?\",\"answer\":\"A habitat is the place where a living thing makes its home. 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