heart of antarctica
geography worksheet key
1. Label the South Pole on the map with an "X".
What is the latitude of the South Pole? 90 degrees South
What is the latitude of the Equator? 0 degrees
2. Draw arrows to show the direction of the catabatic winds that blow almost all of the time on Antarctica. (see map) Note that these same arrows can also be used to show the direction of flow of the ice sheet - northward from the polar plateau.
3. Draw the Antarctic circle on the map (60 degrees south latitude).
(see map)
4. Label the Southern Ocean. (see map)
5. Label 90 degrees East longitude, and 90 degrees West longitude.
(see map)
6. Show the location of the Transantarctic Mountains with small triangles.
(see map)
7. Name two locations that are used as starting points for flights or voyages to Antarctica:
South America (southern tip of Chile or Argentina)
New Zealand
geography worksheet key, cont.
