National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 2 Exploring Laponia — Transcript

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1. 0:01The Laponia World Heritage Site in
2. 0:04Sweden is located just above the Arctic
3. 0:07Circle.
4. 0:10It is one of the largest wilderness
5. 0:13areas in Europe.
6. 0:17Orsolya Harberg and her husband Erlend
7. 0:21are nature photographers.
8. 0:24They have traveled all over Laponia to
9. 0:27take photographs of the area.
10. 0:31There are no people around for miles and
11. 0:34many places in Laponia are extremely
12. 0:38hard to get to.
13. 0:40But the Harbergs are familiar with this
14. 0:43land, both its beauty and its danger.
15. 0:49They know the challenges of traveling,
16. 0:52living, and working in an area that is
17. 0:55completely untouched.
18. 1:00You just got in a such a special mood
19. 1:02there. You You You really slow down on
20. 1:04these trips.
21. 1:09The Harbergs have returned to this land
22. 1:12many times.
23. 1:23Winter is the easiest time to travel
24. 1:26around Laponia. The Harbergs use sleds
25. 1:30to pull their gear over the smooth snow.
26. 1:34With the sleds, it's easier to transport
27. 1:38heavy gear.
28. 1:39The weather can get very cold here
29. 1:42during winter, below -30°
30. 1:46C,
31. 1:47and the winds are very strong.
32. 1:51In summer, the sleds don't work, so the
33. 1:54Harbergs have to carry all their gear on
34. 1:58their backs.
35. 2:00They carry food such as oatmeal,
36. 2:03crackers and cheese, chocolate and nuts.
37. 2:07There is no communication with the
38. 2:10outside world here.
39. 2:12And it's easy to get hurt or sick if
40. 2:16you're not careful.
41. 2:18On one trip, O Sulia slipped on a rock
42. 2:21and fell into a river. Luckily, she
43. 2:25wasn't seriously hurt.
44. 2:28The Harbergs work well together because
45. 2:32they always support each other.
46. 2:36They work as a team to take photos that
47. 2:39show the amazing beauty of this land.