Antarctica

Antarctica is located at the...

• south pole

• North Pole

What animals will you find in Antarctica?

• polar bears

• penguins

• leopard seals

• orcas

Antarctica is known as the world's largest desert because...

• hardly any rain falls there

• it is very hot

• it is covered in sand

Antarctica is owned by which country?

• USA

• Europe

• Nobody

• France

Since nobody owns Antarctica, how is it run?

• the polar bears run it

• many countries signed a treaty to complete scientific research there

• Each year, every country on the treaty takes a turn governing it.

Scientists study climate change in Antarctica by measuring...

• how the ice caps are melting

• how many penguins live on the ice

• how many leopard seals are able to eat penguins daily

Antarctica is known as the ____________ place on Earth.

• coldest

• windiest

• wettest

Antarctica is a continent, whereas the Arctic is...

• an ocean covered in ice

• a tiny country

What animal can you find in the Arctic?

• pandas

• polar bears

There are no native people in Antarctica.

• True

• False