10 Questions
What is the annual precipitation in Antarctica?
166 mm
What is the mean summer temperature at the South Pole?
-28ºC
What is the size of Antarctica in comparison to the Earth's land surface?
10%
What is the dominant feature at the two poles?
Polar ice caps
What type of climate does Antarctica have?
Perpetual frost
What contributes to the rapid change in land cover in boreal Eurasia?
Melting glaciers
What are the major landscapes in Antarctica?
Perpetual frost and snow-free McMurdo Dry Valley
What is permafrost?
Seasonally frozen ground
How would climate change and human activities affect the lives in the Antarctic ecosystem?
Disruption of food chains and habitats
How could trees survive in the circumpolar boreal forest?
Adaptations to cold and short growing seasons
Test your knowledge of the Polar Regions with this quiz on the major landscapes and ecosystems of Antarctica, the productivity of the Antarctic ecosystem, the impacts of climate change and human activities on the region, permafrost and its degradation in the Arctic, and the survival of trees in the circumpolar boreal forest.
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