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Layers of ice form at the north and south polar regions are called what?
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They are called Ice caps
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In polar regions ions radiate energy are shimmering ligts called?
Auroras. In the north, they are the Aurora Borealis, and i the south they are Aurora Australis.
Why does the north pole have a polar climate?
Because regions with a polar climate are characterized by a lack of warm summers
Are areas between the tropics and polar regions called equinoxes?
No. Equinoxes are something totally different. The area between the tropics and polar regions are known as temperate regions.
Which continents have deserts mountain ranges polar regions and dense forests?
Europe, Asia and North America meet the specifications. All have deserts, mountains, dense forests and polar regions.
Can polar bears survive in the south pole?
Polar bears are indigenous to the Arctic regions. There are no Polar bears on Antarctica.
The regions farthest north and south on the Earth?
The regions farthest north and south on the Earth are called the polar regions. Both the north and south polar regions have an icy coating. The north is called the North Pole and the south is called Antarctica. Antarctica is also a continent.
How do you describe the polar regions of our earth?
The polar region around the North Pole is called the Arctic and the polar region around the South Pole is called the Antarctic Region
What are the regions between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole called?
The region between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole is called the Arctic region. The region between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole is called the Antarctic region.
What are the two polar regions called?
Polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the globe also known as frigid zones. The Northe pole and the South pole being the centres, these regions being dominated by the polar ice caps, resting respectively on the Arctic Ocean and the continent of Antarctica. Polar sea ice is currently diminishing, possibly as a global warming.
What are the zones north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called?
Both of these zones are called polar regions.
What are the latitudes north of the arctic circle and south of the antarctic circle called?
Those are the "polar" regions.
Do polar bears live in the Arctic regions of the south pole?
The south polar region is called Antarctica, and there are no polar bears there, only in the Arctic North are they found.
What are the regions immediately surrounding Earth's poles called?
The areas are called the "polar regions" or the "polar latitudes."
Where are the polar regions in North America?
The Arctic
What is the location of polar regions?
North and South Pole.
Why is it called Antarctica?
The north polar regions are called the Arctic, a word that supposedly descends from a Greek word for "bear;" the extreme north was the region of the North Star, and the constellations of and near the North Star are the Great Bear and the Little Bear. The south polar regions are "anti-arctic," that is, as far away from the arctic as you can get. Therefore, Antarctic. Antarctica means Land of the Antarctic.
the oceans surrounding the north polar and south polar regions respectively. ?
Arctic Ocean
