Life In Antarctica - Geography Lessons for 3rd Grade | Children's Explore the World Books

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What life can survive in the freezing conditions in Antarctica? Let’s find out! This book will detail the geography of Antarctica, with bits of facts strewn in about the animals and plants that can survive the special conditions there. Use book to explore the world one region at a time. Go ahead and secure a copy today!

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• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 15 juin 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781541921832
• Langue: English

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Life In Antarctica
Geography Lessons for 3 rd Grade
Children’s Explore the World Books



Speedy Publishing LLC
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Copyright 2017
All Rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any way or form or by any means whether electronic or mechanical, this means that you cannot record or photocopy any material ideas or tips that are provided in this book.





A ntarctica is the continent around the South Pole. Who and what lives there, and what is their life like? Read on and find out!











































































































The cold continent
Antarctica is twice the size of Australia, but has such a hostile climate that it has very little animal or even plant life. Most of the land is covered by ice as much as several miles thick. It is the coldest and windiest environment on Earth, with the least annual precipitation of any continent.









































































































Plant life
Millions of years ago, when the Earth was much warmer, Antarctica had thick vegetation. Now, since almost all the land is covered with ice and snow all year around, only about 1 percent of the continent is available for even the hardiest plants.




Antarctica Lemaire Channel




Antarctic hair grass









































































































However, where local conditions let the ground be ice-free for at least part of the year, there are some plants. Life is stubborn, and will take root wherever it can!
There are no bushes or trees, and only two types of flowering plant. These are Antarctic pearlwort and Antarctic hair grass.










































































































If you look very closely at exposed rocks, though, you will see an interesting population of fungi, moss, and lichen, species that have adapted to survive the extreme cold. These plant species can live in tiny cracks and openings in sandstone and granite rocks.