Name an extreme environment that is very cold.
Polar (Antarctic and Arctic)
Name two deserts.
Possible answers: Sahara, Gobi, Kalahari, Mojave, Arctic & Antarctic, Great Australian Desert, etc.
Where is the Dead Sea?
The Middle East (between Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank)
Apart from the poles, where is the driest place on Earth?
The Atacama Desert, Chile
What is the "Ring of Fire"?
A region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where 90% of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.
Where is the hottest place on Earth?
Death Valley, USA
What's the hottest temperature ever recorded? A. 56.7ºC ; B. 66.4ºC; C. 72.5ºC
A. 56.7ºC (134.1ºF) - measured on 10 July 1913 at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA.
What's the coldest temperature ever recorded? A. -55.6ºC; B. -72.3ºC; C. -89.2ºC
C. −89.2 °C in Antarctica on 21 July 1983.
What is the Mariana Trench?
The deepest point on Earth, in the Pacific ocean.
Where is the most active volcano in the world located? A) Indonesia; B) Iceland; C) Hawaii
B) Mauna Loa, Hawaii
Where is the biggest rainforest in the world?
The Amazon, South America
Where is the lowest place on earth?
The Dead Sea
Which is the remotest island in the world? A)Tristan da Cunha; B)Easter Island; C)Pitcairn Island
A)Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean
In what country is the wettest place on earth? A)The UK; B)India; C)New Zealand
B) Meghalaya in India receives 467 inches / 11861.8 mm of rain per year. (Lisbon rainfall = around 30 inches / 760 mm per year).
