<p>Name:______Class:______</p><p>Unit 2 Study Guide: Antarctica & Oceania</p><p>Learning Target: I can identify various regions and explain how they are organized by human and physical characteristics. (SS421)</p><p>1. Explain why people who visit Antarctica do so during the months of December, January and February and not the remainder of the year. </p><p>______</p><p>2. Many nations have set up stations in Antarctica to do what? Give examples:</p><p>______</p><p>3. How do the following physical characteristics effect human settlement?</p><p> a. mountains-</p><p> b. rivers/oceans-</p><p> c. deserts-</p><p> d. ice caps-</p><p>4. Identify a few of the physical & human characteristics of the North Pole. </p><p>Physical Human 5. Identify a few of the physical & human characteristics of the South Pole.</p><p>Physical Human</p><p>Learning Target(s): (SS411)</p><p> I can identify the relative/absolute location of places and landforms by using a variety of geographic tools.</p><p> I can utilize geographic tools to interpret/analyze information on maps.</p><p> I can identify and explain the five themes of geography.</p><p>6. Identify the characteristics of each of the following </p><p> a. atoll-</p><p> b. Continental Island-</p><p> c. Volcanic Island-</p><p>7. The North Pole can be found where? ______</p><p>8. The South Pole can be found where?</p><p>______</p><p>9. Oceania refers to a group of islands located where? </p><p>______10. Identify the hemispheres in which each continent belongs in</p><p> a. Antarctica-</p><p> b. Australia-</p><p>11. What makes Antarctica the world’s largest desert?</p><p>______</p><p>12. Explain what a lagoon is.</p><p>______</p><p>13-15 Read the following passage and chose the letter of the theme of geography that best relates to each underlined passage: </p><p>“As tales tell the Inuit first came to their land during the time of great ice. The ancestors (13) crossed the Bering Strait over. (14) dry areas exposed by shallow seas consumed by the ice. They came around 2 or 3,000 years ago from the Bering Sea or the North Pacific. They were wise and quickly learned how to live in the new place and make it their home. Besides hunting the animals of the land, caribou, walrus, seals and oxen, (15) our people at that time also hunted the enormous creatures of the sea. The ancestors made kayaks covered in skins, and they crafted strong bows for hunting.” </p><p>13. crossed the Bering Strait</p><p> a. Movement</p><p> b. Place</p><p> c. Location</p><p> d. Region</p><p>14. dry areas exposed by shallow seas consumed by the ice</p><p> a. Human Environment Interaction</p><p> b. Place</p><p> c. Location</p><p> d. Region 15. our people at the time also hunted the enormous creatures of the sea.</p><p> a. Movement</p><p> b. Place</p><p> c. Human Environment Interaction</p><p> d. Location</p><p>Learning Target: I can explain how people depend on, adapt to, or modify the environment to meet their needs. (SS442)</p><p>16. Oceans provide many resources for people. Identify two of those resources.</p><p>______</p><p>17. Which island type has no fresh water sources because of its elevation? </p><p>______</p><p>Learning Target: I can identify and explain elements of culture found in present day Australia. (SS211)</p><p>18. For what purpose did the British first use Australia?</p><p>______</p><p>19. The boomerang and didgeridoo are unique to Australian culture. Which Australian social group is responsible for introducing them to the world?</p><p>______</p><p>20. Explain the connection between marsupials and Australia? Give an example of a marsupial.</p><p>______</p><p>21. Identify the following similarities shared by the United States and Australia</p><p> a. language-</p><p> b. Great Britain-</p><p> c. economics-</p><p>**There will also be various maps and a small reading passage found on the test. </p>