Polar Region Characteristics

• Outline the distinctive characteristics of Antarctica and the Arctic, including climate, land and sea features, flora, and fauna. • Explain the interdependence of climate, soil, water, plants, animals, and human activity in either the Antarctic or the Arctic polar region. • Explore a range of impacts of human activity on either the Antarctic or the Arctic ecosystems, such as scientific research, indigenous people, tourism, fishing, whaling, and mineral exploitation.