The Cold Antarctica

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Page 5 Introductory Paragraph

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Page 7 Animals

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Page 9 Plants

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Page 11 Climate

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Page 13 Concluding

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      The Arctic is one of the most remote places to live in. In the winter the temperatures can get as low as -128F (-89C). There are not many species of plants in the Arctic because of the temperatures. When it gets very cold the ice gets very thick. The animals have to be very tough to survive. 

       The animals in the Arctic are very tough because the temperatures there are hard on some animals. Most animals use blubber to keep them warm others may use just plain fur. Penguins, Polar bears, seals, and sea lions use blubber to keep warm when it gets very cold in the arctic. Arctic foxes, and many more animals use fur. Walruses, beluga whales, snowy owls, and reindeer use other ways to keep warm in harsh temperatures.

       Most of the Arctic is covered by vast sheets of ice. The reason that it is like that is because of glaciers (Big pieces of ice). The cold temperatures make the Arctic get less than eight inches a year of rain. The melting and refreezing of the snow makes the land slippery. When it gets to the point that the snow has nowhere to go, it causes an avalanche.

       The plant life in the Arctic is down to about 900 types of plants. Some of the plants that live there can’t grow because of the cold and very limited amount of water. In the Arctic very few plants grow such as the Arctic poppy, lichens, grasses, willow trees, and normal full size trees. In the warmest times of the year the plants get a head start to grow. Antarctica is very interesting. The Arctic is one of the most remote places to live in. Did you know that the Arctic is one of the coldest places to live in the world?

      The Arctic is one of the most remote places to live in.The living things there have to be very tough The Arctic is one of the most remote places to live in. Did you know that the Arctic is one of the coldest places to live in the world?

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