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Look at the following image and write a description for the following:
Why? When? Who? Where? What? Click here for image
Read the following if you need more information: Click here for information |
| Task 2 |
Find the answer to the following questions:
What is Krill?
What is a Skua?
How many eggs does the Emperor penguin normally lay?
Do seals use the ice for?
What work is done on the ice? Click here to find out
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| Task 3 |
Read the following text and answer the following:
Which is the largest of the whales?
Which whale is able to hold its breath for 90 minutes?
Where does the Right whale get its name from?
What do Humpback Whales eat?
Is the Killer whale a whale? Explain your answer.
What is the difference between Baleen and Toothed whales?Click here to find out |
| Task 4 |
Fact file: Using the sheet provided, create a list of six items, for each of the following:
1)Weather, 2)Landscape,
3)Resources, 4)Human useClick here to find out
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| Picture Gallery 1 |
| An amazing collection of images of animals, ice flows, terrain and human activitiesClick here to view images |
| Picture Gallery 2 |
| A gallery of images from the Australian Antarctic DivisionClick here to view images |
| Picture Gallery 3 |
| A gallery of images from Cool AntarcticaClick here to view images |
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| Thursday, October 12, 2006 |
 Resources
There are coal deposits found along the coast of Antarctica. It is also very wide spread throughout the Transantarctic Mountains. These deposits were formed between 35 million and 55 million years ago when Antarctica was covered by ancient swamps. Coal forms in swamps as plants die and are buried before they can be completely decomposed. They are then covered by other sediments such as sand and mud. This burial allows the hydrocarbons in the coal to be preserved for future generations to use.
Coal is used as a source of direct heat and also to generate electricity in coal burning power plants. The main problem of developing coal in Antarctica is that the cost of mining and delivering the coal is so much higher than the cost of coal in the rest of the world market. It may be possible for coal to be used in some small research stations for a source of heat. |
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| Loreto Information |
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Name: Mr Azopardi
Address: Gibraltar
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