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Arctic vs Antarctic

Know that the Arctic (North Pole) and Antarctic (South Pole) are very different — the Arctic is a frozen ocean surrounded by land where people and polar bears live, while the Antarctic is a huge ice-covered continent surrounded by ocean wh…

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Question 1 of 3

Imagine you are writing a travel journal about two places. One place is at the very top of the world where the ice is actually frozen seawater and people and polar bears live there. The other place is at the very bottom of the world where the land itself is a huge sheet of ice surrounded by ocean, and only penguins and other animals live there. Which pair of sentences tells exactly these facts?

Question 2 of 3

Which of the following correctly describes the Arctic and the Antarctic?

Question 3 of 3

Mia reads two short stories. In story A, explorers see tall ice shelves, lots of penguins, and they stay only for a few weeks before leaving. In story B, families live in round houses made of snow and they hunt seals all year. Which story takes place in the region where people live all year?

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