world geography 1103 self test

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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


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