Landforms
Mount Melbourne, Mount Berlin, Mount Kauffman, Mount Hampton are all examples of __________ in Antarctica?
Volcanoes
Explain the difference between weather and climate
Weather is the short term conditions of the atmosphere, Climate is the weather pattern over a period of time
An international law or agreement between countries or organizations is a.....
Treaty
People that are _____________ rotate on and off of the continent...
Scientists
This massive icy feature covers most of the continent and is the dominant landform of Antarctica
Antarctic Ice Shelf
Describe Antarctica's climate.
Extremely cold and dry
What does the Antarctic Treaty say about ownership?
No one owns it, but countries apart of the treaty have territories
Most of the food in Antarctica is...
packaged, frozen, canned
The piece of land that projects itself into the water and has water surrounding it on three sides is...
The Antarctic Peninsula
How does the change in seasons (summer vs. winter) in Antarctica effect tourism?
The treaty includes that scientists must do what with the information they learn?
Share with eachother
How many scientists are there in the winter?
1,000
A mountain range that stretches across the continent and divides it into the East and West
Transantarctic Mountains
TRUE or FALSE: There is little to no vegetation on the interior of the continent.
False
What does the treaty BAN in order to protect the environment?
Nuclear testing and radioactive waste
How any scientists are there in the summer?
5,000
Identify the two large floating ice features that extends from the land into the ocean
Ross and Ronne Ice Shelves
The most vegetation on the continent (mostly moss and algae) is located in the ___________ and also on the _____________.
North and Coast
Commerical mining is banned until 2048. What is the treaty trying to protect?
The habitat and animals
The difference between meterologists and astronomers is.....
Meterologists track climate patterns, and astronomers study space