Antarctica: the Last Continent
Complete the sentences with words in the box.
adapt explore gravity nuclear trap (v.) treaty
inhospitable rivalry permanently
ice cap, w__h_ic_h_ on average is two kilometers thick . So its fresh water is in a _fr_o_z_e_n_state. Antarctica is a most inhospitable place, as strong winds hit the place frequently. Yet Antarctica is__fu_l_l of wildlife, which has _a_d_a_p_t_e_d to its extreme conditions. There are many kinds of animals, but _fe_w_ kinds of plants because of the long winter night, extreme cold and _la_c_k_ of rainfall. Antarctica is a great place for researchers. In 1961, a _tr_e_a_ty_ was signed, which made Antarctica the word’s biggest _re_s_e_r_v_e_. Now more and more countries has signed the
1. If you _e_x_p__lo_r_e_a place, you hope to discover something