Grade 6 Social Studies Pop Quiz

Where are the areas on a Mercator Projector more distorted?

• near the edges

• near the poles

• near the western and eastern hemispheres

• near the equator

What is a polar projection?

• a map view of the Nothern or Southern Hemisphere

• a map view of the Western or Eastern Hemisphere

• a map view of Antarctic or Arctic oceans

• a map view of the coldest countries

Where does distortion on a polar projection occur?

• near the edges

• near the equator

• near poles

• near regions

Choose TRUE or FALSE:

A lot is know about Antarctica

• True

• False

Where was the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth in Antarctica?

• at the Russian Vostok research station.

• at the United States research station.

• at the Chinese research station.

• from scientists from many countries.

What was the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth in Antarctica?

(a)  

What is Antarctica's shoreline hidden by?

• a research station

• drifting ice

• a vast ice shelf

• ice floes

Choose TRUE or FALSE:

Antarctica has no government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are indigenous people?

• people who research at a certain country

• a group of natives

• a group of people who built a place originally

• a native of a place; coming from there originally

Type one of the only living Antarctic plants living there today.

(a)