Geographical pole

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/geographical-pole

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the north pole location?Arctic Ocean
2. What is the south pole location?Antarctica
3. What are the geographical poles?The geographical poles are the two points where Earth's rotation axis meets its surface. The North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean, and the South Pole is on Antarctica.
4. Where is the North Pole?The North Pole sits in the Arctic Ocean, surrounded by sea ice that changes each season.

Axis of Rotation: The imaginary line through the Earth's center about which it spins.
Chandler Wobble: A free oscillation of the Earth's rotational axis, causing a slight wobble.
Geodesy: The science of measuring and understanding the Earth's shape, orientation, and gravity field.
Earth Orientation Parameters: A set of values that describe the Earth's orientation in space, including its rotation.