world geography 1103 self test
scientific, cooperation
According to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, scientists from many nations enjoy the freedom of ____________________ investigation and _______________________ in Antarctica.
E
Antarctic Peninsula
fifth, ice shelves
Antarctica is the ___________________-largest continent, and its __________________ make it appear larger than it is.
climate, 50 F summer isotherm
Antarctica's ____________________ is the most severe on Earth, and only the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula is outside the ______________________________.
B
Asia
G
Atlantic Ocean
A
Bering Strait
F
Disko Island
J
Europe
G
Godthab
H
Greenland
n. Landsting
Greenland's parliament
I
Iceland
frost, fire
Iceland is called the land of ___________________ and __________________ because of its many glaciers and hot springs.
plates
Iceland is located on two separate ________________________, which are slowly moving apart.
a. Althing
Iceland's parliament
I
Indian Ocean
Arctic
Inuit
southwestern
Most Greenlanders live along the ____________________ coast, where the climate is milder.
coastal lowlands
Most Icelanders live in the ________________________________.
E
North America
D
Pacific Ocean
A
Reykjavik
H
Ross Ice Shelf
C
Surtsey
ice cap
The Greenland__________________ is the largest in the Northern Hemisphere.
Arctic
The ________________ Ocean is Earth's smallest and coldest ocean.
North
The ___________________ Pole was reached first.
Althing, oldest
The ____________________, Iceland's parliament, is the world's __________________ parliament.
Great Geysir
The _______________________ is Iceland's largest hot spring.
Antarctic Peninsula
The __________________________ is a narrow, mountainous ridge extending northward between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
borealis, australis
The aurora _________________ in the Arctic and the aurora ______________ in the Antarctic are natural light displays caused by the activity of solar particles in our atmosphere.
Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, Robert Peary, Matthew Henson
The first two explorers to reach the South Pole were ______________________ and ______________________; the first two to reach the North Pole were ___________________ and ______________________.
B
Vatnajokull
F
Weddell Sea
Disko Island
______________________ is the largest island off the coast of Greenland.
Geothermally heated
_______________________ water provides heat for most homes and businesses in Iceland.
o. lead
area of water between sheets of drifting ice
north
away from the center
south
away from the center
q. 50 F summer isotherm
boundary of an area with an average summer temperature of 50 F
h. Godthab
capital of Greenland
u. Reykjavik
capital of Iceland
east
clockwise
west
clockwise
east
counterclockwise
west
counterclockwise
e. fjord
deep, narrow coastal valley partially filled with seawater
r. pack ice
frozen seawater surrounding Antarctica
C
geographic North Pole
s. pressure ridge
ice formation formed by currents, tides, and winds
t. rafted ice
ice formation formed when one piece of ice slides over another
Arctic, Antarctic
krill
k. iceberg
large piece of floating of floating ice calved from a glacier
i. ice floe
large, flat piece of floating ice formed from seawater
v. Ross Ice Shelf
largest body of floating ice on Earth
w. Vatnajokull
largest glacier in Iceland
m. Keflavik
location of Iceland's major airport
D
magnetic north pole
d. Erebus
most active volcano in Antarctica
x. nunatak
mountain peak projecting from glacial ice
b. aurora
natural light display caused by the activity of solar particles in our atmosphere
f. geographic pole
one of the points about which Earth rotates
Antarctic
penguins
l. ice cap
permanent ice cover that slopes down from a high center
p. magnetic pole
point on Earth's surface that attracts the pole of a compass
Arctic
polar bears
c. calving
process in which icebergs break from glaciers
Arctic
puffins
Arctic
reindeer
g. glacier
river of ice flowing slowly across land
Arctic, Antarctic
seals
j. ice shelf
solid ledge of ice extending into sea but attached to coast
north
toward the center
south
toward the center
Arctic, Antarctic
whales
