“The Polar regions and exploration”

Short Q/A

1. What is the act of investigating the unfamiliar places called?

Ans. Exploration.
2. What is the thing floating in Arctic ocean?
Ans. Huge iceberg.
3. What is the average temperature in Arctic?
Ans. -23o C.
4. What are the strong furry dogs called?
Ans. Huskies.
5. How is the history of Polar regions?
Ans. Very exciting and adventurous.
6. How is the climate of polar regions?
Ans. So harsh and cold.
7. Which areas are included in Arctic circle?
Ans. Green land, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, U.S.A and
Canada.

Long Q/A

1. Where are the polar regions?

Ans. The polar regions are on the areas of the earth around
the North Pole and South Pole.
2. What is the name given to the important period of ocean-going
exploration?
Ans. The most important period of exploration is known as the
“Age of Discovery”.
3. Why are these regions called “the land of midnight sun”?
Ans. Because in summer season the sun remains above the
horizon all the time.
Activity 1:

Picture Description: Define the given pictures

Name: Vasco da Gama Born in : Portugal, in 1460

Discoveries :. His discovery of the sea route enabled the Portuguese

to establish a long lasting colonial empire in Asia.

Died in: December 24, 1524

Name: Marco Polo Born in : Italy, in 1254

Discoveries: He travelled to China crossing the Gobi desert and Hindu

Kush mountains. Died in: 1324
Name : Mohammad Ibn Battuta Born in : Tangier , in 1304

Discoveries : He first travelled to Makkah for Hajj. He went to Syria,

Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Oman and Palestine. Crossing Afghanistan and
Hindu Kush Mountain range, he arrived India, afterwards went China.
Died in : 1369

Activity # 2

Write down correct statisics among the following statements:

1. There are 365 days in a year.

2. There are 10 years in a decade.

3. There are 100 years in a century.

4. There are 1000 years in a millennium.

Activity #3: Complete the column.

The Arctic The Antarctic

Exact
location North pole of the earth South pole of the earth.
Temperature
-23o C -87o C
First
Explored in 325 BCE 1911
First
Explorer Pytheas Amundsen
Land form Covered with ice and
snow. The land of ice and snow.
Climate So cold that the water is Frequent hurricanes and
covered with ice. icy winds blow.
Activity#4. Label and color the following picture.