Simulation

Fact-Finding Team
Topography of Antarctica

The mission of your group is to

Find the answers to the questions listed below.You may use books, periodical resources, the Internet or the Antarctica: 90 Degrees South video titled Antarctica Under Construction about the geography of the continent.
Make a presentation of your findings to the class. You may use whatever media you choose for your presentation. Think about how YOU learn best.
Make a handout of the important findings of your group to distribute to the rest of the class.Be sure to cite your sources.

Questions -- Topography

What about the terrain has challenged explorers in the past as well as the present?
How many square miles of Antarctica are covered with a permanent ice sheet?
How many square miles is the actual land mass?
What percent of the continent is visible as mountains and coastlines?
What are the elevation extremes?
Is it true that the bedrock at the South Pole is at or below sea level?
What makes Antarctica the highest continent?
What is the highest point in Antarctica?
Identify the two major mountain ranges that make up the Antarctic continent.

Resources

Antarctica
http://terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/projects/Antarctica/index.html

Physical Descriptions of Antarctica
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/support/physdesc.htm

Cool Antarctica
http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/
History/exploration%20and%20history.htm

Understanding Antarctica Geology
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/
coldscience/ageology.htm

Physical Facts on Antarctica
http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/cold-science/
background/antarctic-physical.htm

Fact-Finding Team Topography of Antarctica

The mission of your group is to

Questions -- Topography

Resources

Fact-Finding Team
Topography of Antarctica