Geography 5 Themes

Step One: Antarctica

Supporting Question:

What can Antarctica teach us about the 5 Themes of Geography?

Welcome to Antarctica Video

Earth’s 7th continent
No one owns it
First person set foot on the continent in 1895
Was established in 1959 as a scientific research center
11 children have been born in Antarctica

Let's learn more about Antarctica by watching these videos about current day researchers.

As you watch, please fill out the Antarctica 5 Themes Note Sheet found below.

Antarctica 5 Themes

Video One

Antarctica: Journey to the Bottom of the EarthAntarctica: It’s the home of penguins, seals, and a weird, rusty-looking glacial waterfall called Blood Falls. It’s the most remote natural laboratory on Earth—which means getting there is no easy feat.

Video Two

How Antarctica’s Cutest Baby Seals Grow UpPenguin lovers, take note: Baby Weddell seals might actually be cutest animals in all of Antarctica (and we’re talking a continent the size of the United States and Mexico combined).

Video Three

What is it Like to Live in Antarctica?Antarctica is cold, windy, isolated, barren, and often downright dangerous. Yet somehow, people manage to live there. (Some even enjoy it!)

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