Antarctica

Where in the world is Antarctica?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Alaska

• Southern Hemisphere

True or False: Antarctica is the coldest place in the world.

• True

• False

Antarctica is considered a desert because

• it is so cold and temperatures are below freezing

• it doesn't get precipitation or rain

• sea cactus grows around it

• an ancient lizard is its mascot

Antarctica is divided into...

• states

• regions

• districts

• democracies

Antarctica has ….

• complete darkness the whole year

• complete light all year long

• 9 months of dark and 3 of light

• 6 months of complete darkness and 6 of complete light

Antarctica's regions are...

• 15 divided into political groups

• 5 divided by its geography

• 3 divided by their climate

• 50 like the United States

What region is the warmest

• interior

• peninsula

• coast

• none, they are all the same temperature

The winds of Antarctica...

• blow up to 200mph

• do not exceed 79 mph

• are up to 60 mph

• are no stronger than 100 mph

What causes Antarctica to grow in size during the winter?

• All the pieces that chip away from the continents fall down and add to it.

• the whales bring chunks of ice from around the world.

• penguins cover the area and make it appear bigger

• Ross sea and Weddell sea freeze and add to its size.

Plant life in Antarctica is....

• diverse because of the amount of water.

• consist mostly of algae, moss, and lichens

• there is none because of the ice

• grows horizontally not vertically