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Let’s Review Habitats

What is a habitat?

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A habitat is any place where an animal lives and can meet its basic needs of food, water, shelter, and space. Both the Arctic and Antarctica are covered in ice and are very cold. Both places are habitats for animals, but the animals that live in each place are different.

Click on the pictures below to learn more about the differences between the Arctic and Antarctic habitats.

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Colorful world map, arrow pointing to the North Pole.

The Arctic is just a sheet of ice. Animals that live here rely on the ice for their homes.

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Colorful world map, arrow pointing to the South Pole.

Antarctica is a continent covered in thick ice. It is a popular place for penguins to lay their eggs.

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What makes the Arctic and Antarctic habitats different than other habitats?

The Arctic and Antarctic habitats are covered in ice and are cold all year long.