Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and far less inland. The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F), though the average for the third quarter (the coldest part of the year) is −63 °C (−81 °F). There are no permanent human residents, but anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at the research stations scattered across the continent. Organisms native to Antarctica include many types of algae, bacteria, fungi, plants, protista, and certain animals, such as mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Vegetation, where it occurs, is tundra. 

Geologically, West Antarctica closely resembles the Andes mountain range of South America. The Antarctic Peninsula was formed by uplift and metamorphism of sea bed sediments during the late Paleozoic and the early Mesozoic eras. This sediment uplift was accompanied by igneous intrusions and volcanism. The most common rocks in West Antarctica are andesite and rhyolite volcanics formed during the Jurassic period. There is also evidence of volcanic activity, even after the ice sheet had formed, in Marie Byrd Land and Alexander Island. The only anomalous area of West Antarctica is the Ellsworth Mountains region, where the stratigraphy is more similar to East Antarctica. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the coldest continent?
2. Which continent has the lowest temperatures?
3. What is the continent whose temperatures are lower than all others?
Q2:
1. What is the driest continent with the most wind?
2. Which continent is the driest and windiest?
3. State the driest and windiest continent.
Q3:
1. What continent is mostly more above sea level than is Antarctica?
2. Name the continent that tends to be higher above sea level than Antarctica.
3. Which continent has a greater land mass above sea level than that of Antarctica?
Q4:
1. Does it snow a lot in Antarctica?
2. Is there much snowfall in Antarctica?
3. Does snow fall much in Antarctica?
Q5:
1. Is Antarctica's coat or inland wetter?
2. Is there more water/precipitation in Antarctica's coast or inland?
3. What is wetter - Antarctica's inland or the coast?
Q6:
1. Does Antarctica have native polar bears?
2. Do polar bears naturally inhabit Antarctica?
3. Is one of the native species of Antarctica the polar bear?
Q7:
1. What animals are native to Antarctica?
2. What are Antarctica's native species?
3. Which animals naturally inhabit Antarctica?
Q8:
1. Are there other native species on Antarctica, besides mites?
2. In addition to mites, does Antarctica have other native species?
3. Do animals other than mites naturally live on Antarctica?
Q9:
1. What three animals are native to Antarctica besides mites?
2. What are three of Antarctica's native species, not counting mites?
3. Which are three animals that naturally inhabit Antarctica, apart from mites?
Q10:
1. How many people live in Antarctica?
2. What is the human population of Antarctica?
3. How many humans reside on Antarctica?
Q11:
1. Where do the people that live on Antarctica live?
2. Where does Antarctica's human population reside?
3. Where is the place of residence of the people inhabiting Antarctica?
