The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Northern Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost-containing tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places. 

The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. For example, the cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. In recent years, Arctic sea ice decline has been caused by global warming. Life in the Arctic includes organisms living in the ice, zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies. Arctic land is bordered by the subarctic. 

The word Arctic comes from the Greek word ἀρκτικός ("arktikos"), "near the Bear, northern" and that from the word ἄρκτος ("arktos"), meaning bear. The name refers either to the constellation Ursa Major, the "Great Bear", which is prominent in the northern portion of the celestial sphere, or to the constellation Ursa Minor, the "Little Bear", which contains Polaris, the Pole star, also known as the North Star. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the number of countries in the Arctic?
2. How many nations are contained in the Arctic?
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Q2:
1. Is it warm in the Arctic?
2. Does the Arctic hvae a hot climate?
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Q3:
1. Is there anywhere else in the world like the Arctic?
2. Do other regions across the globe resemble the Arctic?
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Q4:
1. What lives in the Arctic?
2. What resides in the Arctic?
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Q5:
1. What borders the Arctic?
2. What lies right next to the Arctic region?
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Q6:
1. What language does the word Arctic come from?
2. From what tongue is the term Arctic derived?
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Q7:
1. What does the word Arctic mean?
2. What does the word Arctic translate to in English?
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Q8:
1. Where is the Arctic located?
2. Where can the Arctic area be found?
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Q9:
1. Does the Arctic include any bodies of water?
2. Are there any water sources in the Arctic?
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Q10:
1. What is one of the bodies of water in the Arctic?
2. Name one of the water sources in the Arctic.
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