ModuleoneAntarctica:theLastContinent•Trueorfalse1
TherearemountainsandvocanoesinAntarctica
Notmanyanimalslivethere
Therearen’tmanyplants
TherearelotsofwhiterocksinAntarctica
PeopleguessedthatAntarcticaexistedbeforeitwasdiscovered
ThefirstpersontolandonAntarcticawasBritish
FrancewasoneofthefirstcountriestosigntheAntarcticaTreaty
Thetreatyhasthreemainaims
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climate:2
area:Theland3
mountain:4
wind:ThelandColdestDriest14millionFifthlargest—annualrainfallclosetozeroTrans-AntarcticamountainrangefromeasttowestCutthecontinentintwo90%oftheworld’siceTwokmthick—5kmFromthepoletothecoastlineRoundthecoastConclusion:Notamoreinhospitableplace•Phrasesinthispart
withannualrainfallclosetozero•2
cuttingthecontinentintwo•3
inafrozenstate•4
amoreinhospitable