Antarctica

Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place on earth. Almost the entire continent is covered with ice that is up to 5 km thick near the South Pole. Antarctica is a desert because it doesn't get very much precipitation. Some areas get less than 70 mm a year, in the form of snow.

Contents : 4  pages

• Introduction, geography and size
• Animal life
• Antarctica's past
• Exploration and discovery of Antarctica
• The present and the future of the Antarctic continent
• Exercises
• Key

Downloadable Sample of the Full Module (Not Printable) :

• Antarctica - Text  (PDF  99   KB)
  
• Antarctica - Exercises  (PDF  54 KB)