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

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  • Q1
    Antarctica is the most ___________________________ (unwelcoming) continent on Earth. Nothing lives there; nothing grows there.
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  • Q2
    Antarctica is at the very southernmost point of the planet. It is completely ____________ (isolated) from every other continent.
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  • Q3
    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.
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  • Q4
    It is understandable that environmentalists and mineral seekers would have ___________ (opposing) views on how Antarctica should be developed.
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  • Q5
    It would be wonderful if all countries signed a(n) ________________ (agreement) that would help protect the Antarctic environment.
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  • Q6
    The conditions that exist in Antarctica are _________________ (unique) in all the world. No other country has conditions that compare to Antarctica's.
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  • Q7
    Like Antarctica, Alaska was once _____________________(rejected) as a useless region--until gold was discovered there.
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  • Q8
    The vast areas of ice on Antarctica are ____________________ (crucial) to maintaining the planet's temperature so it doesn't become too hot.
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  • Q9
    Some people worry that the ________________ (prohibition) on mining may be in danger after 2048 under the conditions of the Madrid Protocol.
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  • Q10
    Many people visit Antarctica. The __________________ (attraction) of visiting such a huge, unusual, and isolated place is fascinating to them.
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