Unit 6- Northstar Reading& Writing 3

1. About __________ of Antarctica's vast land is covered with ice.

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 98%

While Antarctica's landscape appears cold and snowy, the land of Antarctica is actually a ______.

• desert

• forest

• jungle

• plain

The coldest temperature of the harsh Antarctic winter is approximately________

• -35 degrees Celsius

• -90 degrees Celsius

• -50 degrees Celsius

• -120 degrees Celsius

Antarctica is inhabited by penguins and other animals, including __________

• bears

• seals

• eagles

• snow leopards

In _______, a group of explorers led by Roald Amundsen became the first people to reach the remote South Pole.

• 1890

• 1911

• 1920

• 1952

The number of tourists visiting Antarctica increased from 4,698 in 1991 to approximately ______ in 2012.

• 8,000

• 18,000

• 10,000

• 27,000

In _____, 12 countries signed the Antarctic Treaty to preserve the continent for scientific research.

• 1959

• 1978

• 1990

• 2002

In ______, Emilio Palma was the first person born Antarctica; his parents were living in the coastal area of Hope Bay.

• 1878

• 1950

• 1978

• 2006

Antarctica is colder than the Arctic as a consequence of its elevation, most of the continent is more than ______ above sea level.

• 1/2 kilometer

• 2 kilometers

• 10 kilometers

• 50 kilometers

In 1999, Tim Jarvis and Peter Treseder walked across the fragile Antarctic environment to the South Pole in _____ days.

• 25

• 46

• 36

• 99