[Actual Test] - Antarctica

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Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

GEOGRAPHY

  • world’s highest, coldest and windiest continent

  • more than 1 times as big as the UK

  • most of the area is classified as 2

RESEARCH STATIONS

  • international teams work together

  • 3 is integrated with technical support

  • stations contain accommodation, work areas, a kitchen, a 4 and a gym

  • supplies were brought to Zero One station by sledge from a 5 at the edge of the ice 15 km away

  • problem of snow build-ups solved by building stations on 6 with adjustable legs

FOOD AND DIET

  • average daily requirement for an adult in Antarctica is approximately 7 kilocalories

  • rations for field work prepared by process of freeze-drying

RESEARCH

The most important research focuses on climate change, including

  • measuring changes in the ice-cap (because of effects on sea levels and 8)

  • monitoring the hole in the ozone layer

  • analysing air from bubbles in ice to measure 9 caused by human activity

WORK OPPORTUNITIES

Many openings for 10 people including

  • research assistants

  • administrative and technical positions