Nunavut

Crest

A crest is a special symbol which represents a few important ideas from the area. In Nunavut they have chosen a narwhal, and elk, the royal crown, and an inuksuk.

Democracy

A Democracy is a form of government used in Canada, Nunavut and Manitoba. This means that one person from every community in Canada or Nunavut is elected through voting by people like you and I.

Economy

The word economy means the management of money from taxes by the government. Each working person in Nunavut pays money to the government of Nunavut this is called a tax. Tax money is then used to help pay for things such as new roads, hospitals, schools, and even special events. Therefore, economy means to manage the taxes and the spending in an area.

Elected

The word Elected means a person who was voted in by people like you and I, and has a job of representing the interests of an area. Voting takes place by writing a persons name or placing an X by their name on a piece of paper. The paper is then placed in a box. When every person has had a chance to vote, the papers are counted. The person who has the most pieces of paper with their name on it wins the election and has been elected.

Legislative Assembly

A Legislative Assembly is a group of people who have been elected to represent either a Province like Manitoba, or a Territory like Nunavut. If the election were for just your community like Winnipeg, then it is called a Municipal Assembly. If it were for all of Canada, then it is called a Parlimentry Assembly.

Premier

The word Premier comes from the French word which means 1st. The Premier of a Province or Territory is the leader of the government party. Such as Paul Okalik who is the Premier of Nunavut.

Relative Humidity
Relative humidity is a percentage of water vapour per area at a specific temperature.

Temperature
Is the degree of hotness or coldness. Temperatures of the air are influenced by the local landscape, such as the presence of bodies of water. The air temperature is measured in degrees Celsius and is rounded to the nearest degree. The daytime maximum and nighttime minimum temperatures that a forecaster expects are often expressed as a range. If the forecast issued covers a wide region, the highs and lows are not going to be identical across all areas in that region.

Visibility
Visibility is defined as the greatest distance an object can be seen and identified. It is usually a visual estimate and is reported as prevailing visibility - the maximum visibility common to one half or more of the horizon circle. When visibility is uniform in all directions, prevailing visibility and visibility are the same. When visibility is not uniform in all directions, determine prevailing visibility by dividing the horizon circle into sectors of visibility. Estimate the highest visibility common to one half or more of the horizon circle.

Wind
The horizontal movement of air in relation to the earth's surface. Wind direction tells where the wind is blowing from. For example, a "north wind" is coming from the north and is blowing towards the south. There are four components of wind that are measured: direction, speed, character (ie - whether it's a gust or a squall) and shifts.

Wind Chill

Simply put, wind chill is the cooling feeling created by the combined impact of temperature and wind. Normally, on a relatively calm day our bodies are able to provide some protection from the outside temperature by heating up a thin layer of air that lies close to the skin. This added insulation is known as a boundary layer. On windy days this insulating layer gets taken away, leaving the skin more exposed to the outside temperature. It takes time and energy for ones' body to warm up another layer of air, and if it is continually blown away, eventually the skins' temperature will fall and your body will feel colder.