Lesson 13 of 84 · Regions
⭐ 30 XP🗺️ Atlas OutpostComparing Two Regions
The Arctic is mostly frozen ocean; Antarctica is a continent covered by ice up to three miles thick.
🎯 Your mission
Find it on the map. Then find what makes it special.
⚡ The twist
Borders move. Mountains don't.
Mind = Blown
🤯 There's a country (Vatican City) that's smaller than most golf courses.
Then & Now
🌍 The geography you'll learn is the same one your phone's GPS is using right now.
The Arctic is mostly frozen ocean; Antarctica is a continent covered by ice up to three miles thick. Both polar regions are affected by climate change.
Key Facts
There are five major oceans.
Climate differs from weather.
Natural resources are limited.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What are natural resources?
Why this still matters
Every label on the food in your kitchen says where it traveled from.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find where everything in your fridge came from this week.
For the dinner table
“If you could live anywhere on Earth, where would it be — and why?”
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