Antarctica Geography

Antarctica is in the...

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Antarctica is a very cold desert.

• True

• False

Draw an Iceberg

An _________ is a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea.

What covers about 99% of the land mass of Antarctica?

• Penguins

• Ice

• Snow

• Mountains

What would happen if the ice sheet were to melt in Antarctica?

Antarctica is divided into 2 main regions that are...?

The Antarctic Peninsula is the only place in Antarctica that isn't always covered in ________.

What is the name of the enormous mountain range in Antarctica that divides the continent into East Antarctica and West Antarctica.

• Andes Mountain Range

• Arctic Mountain Range

• Transantarctic Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

If you were to visit Antarctica, you would probably see...

• Kangaroos

• Penguins

• Polar Bear

• Sea Turtles