Locating the North and South Poles
I can locate the North and South Polar regions and describe some of their icy features.
Locating the North and South Poles
I can locate the North and South Polar regions and describe some of their icy features.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The geographical North and South Poles mark where Earth’s axis meets Earth’s surface.
- The North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean and the South Pole in the frozen continent of Antarctica.
- The Antarctic is colder because of its land mass, with high mountains and the Arctic warmer because much is ocean.
- Ice sheets cover land and ice shelves extend over the ocean.
Keywords
Glacier - A glacier is a huge accumulation of ice and snow that moves slowly over land.
Iceberg - Icebergs are large floating chunks of ice, that break off glaciers into the ocean.
Ice floe - An ice floe is a sheet of ice floating in the water.
Ice shelf - An ice shelf is a floating tongue of ice that extends from a glacier grounded on land.
Common misconception
The Arctic and Antarctica are both continents.
Antarctica is a continent but the Arctic is frozen sea ice.
Licence
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