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Geographic Poles

Tick (3) the correct answers.

1. Which of the following birds migrates from Arctic to Antarctica and back?

a. Swift b. Albatross c. Arctic Tern

2. Earth is a part of which galaxy?

a. Whirlpool b. Milky Way c. Andromeda

3. In which continent is the South Pole located?

a. Asia b. Antarctica c. Europe

4. The skin of polar bears found in the North Pole is

a. brown b. white c. black

5. The highest point of Antarctica is

a. Mount McMurdo b. Mount Elvis c. Mount Vinson

6. Space is completely

a. silent b. empty c. chaotic

7. The North Pole covered with ice cap is in the

a. Arctic Ocean b. Antarctica Continent

c. South American Continent

8. Large glaciers on the poles move slowly due to

a. pull of gravity

b. hole in the Earth c. Earth tremors

9. Which of the following is a type of iceberg found in the Arctic?

a. Tubular Iceberg b. Pinnacle c. Round

10. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

a. Edmund Hillary

b. Robert Falcon Scott c. Roald Amundsen

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