Going to the Ends of the Earth

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1. Where is the North Pole located? near Alert Bay, Canada on Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland in the middle of the Arctic Ocean in Siberia, near Kamchatka Peninsula

2. What altitude would you be at if you were standing at the South Pole? just slightly above sea level slightly below sea level about 30000 feet above sea level over 9000 feet above sea level

3. Who was the first explorer to reach the South Pole? Ernest Shackleton Roald Amundsen Robert Falcon Scott Richard Evelyn Byrd

4. The North and South Poles can be described as "antipodal". What does this mean? they both have continuous temperatures below freezing a line drawn from one to the other passes through the centre of the Earth they have days of complete darkness during their winter season neither is owned by a nation of the world

5. What is one reason why is it warmer at the North Pole than at the South Pole? Because it is closer to more populated areas of the world Because the North Pole is tipped more towards the sun Because the North Pole is in the middle of an ocean The North Pole is not warmer than the South Pole

6. Which nation owns the North Pole? Russia Norway No nation claims ownership Canada

7. What is the latitude of the South Pole? 0 degrees south It has no specified latitude. 180 degrees south 90 degrees south

8. The geographic North Pole and the magnetic North Pole are always within 100 miles of each other. True False

9. What animals might be found at the South Pole? Seagulls Penguins None Polar bears

10. In what time zone is the North Pole located? None Eastern Time Zone Greenwich Mean Time Zulu Time Zone