UIL: Antarctica Land Cover Map and The Arctic Land Cover Map

What do the red dots on the Antarctica Land Cover Map indicate?

• Capitals

• Continental Boundary

• Research Stations

• International Boundary

What is the vertical exaggeration of the cross section of the Antarctica Land Cover Map?

• 25 to 1

• 31 to 1

• 37 to 1

• 42 to 1

What body of water separates Norway from the United Kingdom?

• Norwegian Sea

• North Sea

• Sea of Okhotsk

• Kara Sea

How far is it from the South Pole to Vostok Research Station?

• About 500 miles

• About 650 miles

• About 800 miles

• About 950 miles

The Prime Meridian runs through which of the following?

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Both of the above

• None of the above

The land cover type of Baffin Island is mostly what type?

• Tundra

• Glacier

• Grassland

• Cropland

What city can be found at 54° N, 113° W?

• Helsinki

• Edmonton

• Moscow

• London

The Lena River flows through what country?

• Norway

• Greenland

• Canada

• Russia

The Casey Research Station is run by what nation?

• Australia

• Russia

• United States

• Canada

The land cover is more varied in the Arctic than in Antarctica.

• True

• False