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Antarctica

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
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1.

Antarctica is located at the...

a)

south pole

b)

North Pole

2.

What animals will you find in Antarctica?

a)

polar bears

b)

penguins

c)

leopard seals

d)

orcas

3.

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

a)

hardly any rain falls there

b)

it is very hot

c)

it is covered in sand

4.

Antarctica is owned by which country?

a)

USA

b)

Europe

c)

Nobody

d)

France

5.

Since nobody owns Antarctica, how is it run?

a)

the polar bears run it

b)

many countries signed a treaty to complete scientific research there

c)

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

6.

Scientists study climate change in Antarctica by measuring...

a)

how the ice caps are melting

b)

how many penguins live on the ice

c)

how many leopard seals are able to eat penguins daily

7.

Antarctica is known as the ____________ place on Earth.

a)

coldest

b)

windiest

c)

wettest

8.

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

a)

an ocean covered in ice

b)

a tiny country

9.

What animal can you find in the Arctic?

a)

pandas

b)

polar bears

10.

There are no native people in Antarctica.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The Arctic is known as an ocean surrounded by land, but Antarctica is known as...

a)

a continent surrounded by continents

b)

a large ocean covered in ice

c)

land surrounded by oceans