DeepSouthBook8Module1DeepSouthAtlanticOceanPacificOceanPacificOceanIndianOceanAsiaNorthAmericaEuropeAfricaSouthAmericaOceaniaAntarcticaArcticOcean1234567AABCDTheworldmap:_________,centeredonthe______Pole____surroundedby______.____________centeredonthe_____Pole_____surroundedby____.TheArcticSeaTheAntarcticaNorthlandSouthLandseaDifferences:SOUTHPOLEhasnoland.hasmoreice.haspolarbears.haspenguins.hasthelongestperiodoftotaldarkness.hasnoinhabitants.wasreachedfirstbyexplorers.isprotectedbyaninternationalagreement.hasthelongestperiodoftotaldarkness.wasreachedfirstbyexplorers.isprotectedbyaninternationalagreement.Whichpole…?Whatdoyoucallaverybigpolarbear?Nothing.Youjustrunaway.Whatdopenguinshaveforlunch?Iceburgers.AquizaboutAntarctica:Antarcticaisthe______largestcontinent.

A.fourthB.fifthC.sixth2.WhatistheareaofAntarctica?

A.14millionsquarekilometresB.7millionsquarekilometresC.1400squarekilometres3.WhichmonthisthecoldestmonthinAntarctica?

A.SeptemberB.JulyC.December4.Antarcticaholds_____oftheworld’sice.A.50%B.70%C.90%5.WhatistheclimatelikeinAntarctica?A.hot

and

humid.B.coldandhumid.C.coldanddry.TheclimateofAntarcticaisthecoldestonEarth.Antarctica'slowestairtemperaturerecordwasseton21July1983,with?89.2°C(?128.6°F)atVostokStation.Itisalsoextremelydry(technicallyadesert).A.C.B.D.6.Whichanimaldoesn’tliveinAntarctica?sealpolarbearpenguinswhaleReadthepassageonP2-3andgetmoreinformationaboutAntarctica.Readandchooseaheadingforeachparagraph:AgreatplaceforresearchersPlantsandanimalsTheAntarcticaTreatyThediscoveryofAntarcticaThelandPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Antarctica:thelastcontinentPara1:BriefintroductionofAntarcticaThelandSize:________squarekilometers;the_______largestcontinentintheworldLocation:aroundthe_______________Climate:the

______and______onEarth:annualrainfall_______strong______Othergeographicalfeatures:1.Volcanoes:___________2.90%of_____________,70%in____________,98%iscoveredin_________3.The_______________range14millionfifthSouthPolecoldestdriesttheworld’siceafrozenstatetheicecapTrans-AntarcticaclosetozeroinhospitablenotactivewindsPara2:PlantsandanimalsAnimals:Plants:Penguins,flyingbirds,seals,andwhalesWhy?Becausetheyhaveadaptedtoitsextremeconditions.Onlytwotypesoffloweringplants;notrees;mosses,algaeandlichen.Why?ThelongAntarcticwinternightTheextremecoldLackofrainfallIsthereanythingelsevaluabletoexploreinAntarcticaPara3:AgreatplaceforresearchersWhataretheobjectsthatcontributetotheresearch?·Ice·Gasesandminerals·Rocksbecomesawindowonthepastandcangiveresearcherslotsofusefulinformation.How?cantellusalotaboutwhattheclimatewaslikeinthepastages.maycontainevidenceofextraterrestriallife.HowmanystationshaveChinesescientistsestablishedinAntarctica?Para4:ThediscoveryofAntarcticaMorethan2,000yearsagoInthe15thcenturyThelate18thIn1895On11thDec.,1911Greekgeographersbelievedtherewasalargelandmassinthesouth.EuropeansdiscoveredthecontinentofAmerica,beginningtheageofexploration.Britishexplorer,JamesCook,crosstheAntarcticCircle,neverseeingtheland.ANorweigianbecamethefirstmantosetfooton

theAntarcticmainlandRoaldfinallyreachedthepole.SinceAntarcticaissoimportant,whatshouldwedotoprotectit?Para5:TheAntarcticaTreatyTodayAimsIn196112countriessignedthetreaty.Countriesrepresenting80%oftheworld’spopulationhavesignedthetreaty.1.Topreventthecommercialandmilitaryuseofthecontinent2.Tokeepitfreefromnucleartestsandradioactivewaste3.Topromoteinternationalscientificprojects4.ToendargumentsaboutwhoownsthelandAntarctica:theLastContinentWhatdoesthetitlemean?WhyshouldpeopleprotectAntarctica?AntarcticaisthelastandlargestunspoiledwildernessareaonEarth.

Antarcticabelongstonooneandeveryone.Antarcticaisacontinentforscience,asitissounspoiledthatitactsasalaboratoryfortherestoftheworldwherechangescanbemeasuredinisolationfromtheeffectsofman.Howcanpeopleprotectit?SayNotomining,toxic