Chapter 10 - Antarctica: Whose Continent Is This Anyway? (Vocabulary Skills-Part 2)

Antarctica is the most ___________________________ (unwelcoming) continent on Earth. Nothing lives there; nothing grows there.

Antarctica is at the very southernmost point of the planet. It is completely ____________ (isolated) from every other continent.

Visiting a continent where no one lives, where no trees or plants grow, and where the weather is the coldest on Earth is a(n) ________________ (fascinating) idea.

It is understandable that environmentalists and mineral seekers would have ___________ (opposing) views on how Antarctica should be developed.

It would be wonderful if all countries signed a(n) ________________ (agreement) that would help protect the Antarctic environment.

The conditions that exist in Antarctica are _________________ (unique) in all the world. No other country has conditions that compare to Antarctica's.

Like Antarctica, Alaska was once _____________________(rejected) as a useless region--until gold was discovered there.

The vast areas of ice on Antarctica are ____________________ (crucial) to maintaining the planet's temperature so it doesn't become too hot.

Some people worry that the ________________ (prohibition) on mining may be in danger after 2048 under the conditions of the Madrid Protocol.

Many people visit Antarctica. The __________________ (attraction) of visiting such a huge, unusual, and isolated place is fascinating to them.