Question

read the story. then complete the story web. the main idea and one detail have been written for you. antarctica is a very large piece of land located at the southern tip of the world, or south pole. antarctica is one of our seven continents. it is as large as the united states and europe put together. it is almost entirely covered with ice. there are no cities or towns in antarctica. it is much too cold for people to live there. the only people in antarctica are scientists trying to learn more about weather, wildlife, and rocks. on many winter days, the sun never rises. that means twenty - four hours of darkness. the winter temperature may fall to minus one hundred degrees fahrenheit. in the summer, the opposite is true, and there is sunlight twenty - four hours a day. however, this does not result in warm temperatures. even with the sun shining twenty - four hours a day it is still too cold for animals and plants to live. the only animals that can survive on antarctica are insects, spiders, and a few other small creatures. large piece of land, almost entirely covered with ice antarctica

Explanation:

The text describes various characteristics of Antarctica such as its location, size, ice - coverage, human presence, seasonal light conditions, and animal life. We can extract key details from the text to fill the story - web.

Answer:

• No cities or towns
• Scientists study weather, wildlife, rocks
• Winter: 24 - hour darkness, very cold (-100°F)
• Summer: 24 - hour sunlight, still cold
• Only insects, spiders, small creatures can survive