Cultural Geography Ch. 24

The waters around Antarctica are different from other oceans.

• True

• False

What is the open water between ice floes called?

• an ice shelf

• a trench

• a lead

• fales

First human to reach the south pole

• Carsten Borchgrevink

• Sir Douglas Mawson

• Roald Amundsen

• Sir Robert Scott

First human to dive beneath the ice of Antarctica

• Roald Amundsen

• Sir James Clark Ross

• Ernest Shackelton

• Jacques Cousteau

Jagged chunks of ice that break off, or "calve," from a glacier as it reaches the sea are called what?

• Ice Floes

• Icebergs

• Glacier chunks

• Ice Caps

What is the name of the largest settlement in Antarctica?

• McMurdo Station

• Challenger Deep

• South Pole

• Ross Island

Which explorer sailed around Antarctica in 1733 searching for a fabled southern continent?

• Roald Amuldsen

• Carsten Borchgrevink

• James Cook

• Jacques Cousteau

What percentage of the earth's ice is locked in the Antarctic ice cap?

• 50%

• 75%

• 10%

• 90%

What are the regions of the ocean that are open to the ships of all countries equally?

• nunataks

• territorial waters

• high seas

• exclusive economic zones

Which mountain range splits the two main parts of Antarctica?

• Ellsworth Mountain Range

• Transantarctic Mountains

• Mariana Trench

• Challenger Deep