The Antarctic Circle

What is the Antarctic Circle?

• It is a line latitude located at the bottom of the globe.

• It is a line latitude located above of the globe.

• It is a line latitude located above the equator.

• It is a line latitude located below the equator.

The name Antarctica comes from a Greek word meaning ________________.

• ‘opposite to the north’.

• ‘opposite to the south’.

• ‘near the bear’.

• none of the above

There are no people that live in Antarctica, only a few researchers spend a few months of the year studying on the land.

• True

• False

• Neither

The land of the Antarctic is a safe place to live and easy to survive.

• True

• False

• Neither

The Antarctic is home to penguins, whales, albatrosses, seals, and lots of krill.

• True

• False

• Neither

Around 1% of Antarctica is covered in ice.

• True

• False

It is so hot and dry in the Antarctic that it hardly ever rains there.

• True

• False

The Antarctic Circle is considered one of the biggest cold deserts on Earth.

• True

• False