1. KeyCountry
A
Country F
Country
C
Country G
Country
B
1. What geographic term would you use to describe Country B?
2. What geographic term would best describe Country F?
3. What geographic term would best describe Country H?
4. Why do you think that Countries E and D are the least populated?
5. What special type of farming do you think would be necessary in Country G?
6. What should the people who live in the Southeastern part of Country C be worried about?
Country H
Country
E
Country D
=Desert
=Mountains
=Lake
= Undersea
Earthquake
= Tom
Brady
Statue

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3. Antarctic
a
Created by
Mr. Raponi

4. Objectives
Students will be able to define,
 Crevasses
 Ice Shelf
 Ice Bergs
Students will be able to discuss
Antarctica’s population.
Students will be able to discuss
scientific research in Antarctica.

5. Antarctica
in the Past
Antarctica sits at the
_____________________ end of the
earth.
It is a land of icy ocean waters, frozen
landscaped, and frigid temperatures.
This however, has not always been
the case.
______________________ discoveries
suggests that this land was at one
time a rich, green land covered with
forests and animals.
It is thought that it was much
like __________________________ is
today.

7. Today
Today, a huge
____________________
buries nearly 98% of
Antarctica’s land.
In some spots, the ice can
be more than 2 MILES thick!
The ice is heavy and strong
and in some areas, huge
cracks in the ice called
______________________
that are more than 100 feet
deep.

8. Research
That is like
driving from the
Higgins Middle
School all the
way to
Peabody High
School
COMPLETELY
THROUGH
THE ICE!!!

13. This Dude is My Hero

14. Lots of Ice
At the Antarctic Coast, the ice will
sometimes spread past the land
and onto the ocean, this is known
as an
_____________________.
Huge chunks of ice will sometimes
break off from the area and create
large free floating masses called
________________________.
Frozen inside of Antarctica is
_____________ of the world’s
freshwater. If all of the ice there
melted, the earth’s oceans would
rise up more than 200 feet!

16. An Iceberg Off of the Coast of Antarctica

18. Land of
Antarctica
If you were to get rid of all
of the ice that sits on top of
Antarctica, you would find
many landforms there.
A long mountain range
called the
___________________
crosses the continent. The
highest peak on that range
is called
__________________, and it
stands 16,067 feet tall.
Yeah,
Who’s
The
Man!

21. More Land of
Antarctica
The Transantarctic mountains
sweep along the Antarctic
Peninsula which come within
____________ miles of South
America’s
________________________.
On a large island off the main
coast of Antarctica called
____________________, you
will find Antarctica’s most
active volcano,
___________________.
Not Me!

24. Mt. Erebus

25. Climate of
Antarctica
Inland Antarctica receives no
rain and hardly any new snow
each year.
In fact, Antarctica receives so
little precipitation, that it can be
considered the world’s largest,
coldest
____________________.
In the summers in Antarctica,
the temperature ranges from
-35°F up to a maximum of
around 32°F.
Winter temperatures are even
worse, the average range of
winter temps are from –40°F to
–100°F.

26. Animals of
Antarctica
Antarctica has a harsh
environment but it is
capable of supporting some
life.
Most of the plants and
animals that live here are
small.
The largest inland animal is
an insect that reaches only
1/10th
of an inch in size.
Penguins, fish, whales, live
in the surrounding waters,
many penguins come out of
the water at different points
of the year for breeding.

30. Antarctica Brainpop

31. Antarctic
a
The permanent population
of Antarctica is
__________________.
However, people do go to
Antarctica for scientific
research, mainly in the
summer.
It is estimated that over
10,000 scientists go to
study the plants, animals,
and surroundings of the

32. This Dude Looks Cold

33. in
Antarctica
The Antarctic
_____________________ is a document
signed by many nations saying that the
land will only be used for peaceful,
scientific research. There is to be no
mining for any reason, that includes
gold, oil, etc.
Much of the scientific research
focuses on _________________, which
is a type of oxygen that forms a layer in
the atmosphere that helps to prevent
much of the sun’s harmful rays from
entering,
In the 1980s, scientists found a “hole”
in this ozone, and are now trying to
figure out how to stop it from growing.

35. Villa Las
Estrellas
In Antarctica there is a
village known as Villa
Las Estrellas, or Village
of the Stars.
Located in Chile’s
Antarctic Territory, the
“town” has a school,
hospital, supermarket,
post office, bank,
telephones, television,
and Internet service.
Many people go and
live there for less than
two years at a time.

38. Sports In
Antarctica
Many countries have
military or scientific bases
close to the village.
Every Wednesday
afternoon, the different
bases send soccer teams
to the Chilean gymnasium
for a game of indoor
soccer.
Once a year the countries
hold a small “Winter
Olympics” for soccer,
volleyball, basketball, etc.