June 23 - Antarctica Set Aside for Science

 Published on June 23, 2021


This is an update of my post published on June 23, 2010:



















On this date in 1961, an international treaty was signed that established Antarctica as a region for peaceful scientific use and outlawed any military use of the continent.


Quick Quiz

1. Antarctica has an area of approximately 5,500,000 square miles. This is _____.
a. 5 times the size of the U.S.
b. half the size of the U.S.
c. one and a half times the size of the U.S.

2. Antarctica is 
_____.
a. connected to South America
b. surrounded by water

3. Ice and snow cover _____.
a. 20% of Antarctica
b. 99% of Antarctica

c. 75% of Antarctica

4. Animals that inhabit Antarctica include (choose all appropriate answers) _____.
a. penguins
b. polar bears
c. seals 
d. puffins
e. snowy owls
f. walruses
g. albatross






ANSWERS: 
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. a, c, g

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