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Antarctica Vocabulary Quiz

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. conservationist Living or growing on mountains above the timberline.
2. treacherous An alteration or adjustment in structure or habits, often hereditary, by which a species or individual improves its condition in relationship to its environment.
3. terrain Marked by unforeseen hazards; dangerous or deceptive.
4. hemisphere A fungus that grows symbiotically with algae, resulting in a composite organism that characteristically forms a crustlike or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks.
5. continent A clump or tuft, as of growing grass.
6. tundra A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs.
7. permafrost Permanently frozen subsoil, occurring throughout the Polar Regions and locally in perennially frigid areas.
8. lichens Extremely cold; frigid.
9. arctic One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
10. tundra An area of land.
11. alpine An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic.
12. polar Someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution.
13. adaptations Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole .
14. tussocks Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather.
15. shelter Either the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian.

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