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Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Hottest and Coldest place - Comparison -

What is the hottest and coldest place on earth?  To find more information read the text below. 

Have you ever wondered about the differences and the comparison of the most extreme climates? From coldest to hottest, these two are the utmost opposite of each other. The hottest place on earth is the Death Valley or some might call it Hell. On the other side of this continuum is the coldest place on earth which is Vostok station.  

Hottest place on earth “Death Valley”. What does it look like? 
This place can be found in California, USA. Death Valley can be described in many ways. For instance, the Death Valley is surrounded by hills. Hills are one of the attractions of tourists around. One of the attractions is its driest dirt. Many tumbleweeds run around the area making the place more scenic. There are a small number of people living in this area. The hottest temperature is recorded here which is 134 degrees Fahrenheit. The reason they’re living there is they have work or just visiting. Many of the work you can get in this area are housekeeping, cleaning the national park, keeping the people safe and many other jobs that involve the hills. 

Hottest place on Earth “Death Valley”. Is there life in such a place?

Animal
Adaptation
Kit fox
Kitfox are able to survive without water. They can get water from their prey. They also have pads that are very hairy to protect them from the heat of the ground. The pads can be traction on sand.
Death Valley pupfish
These fish are so adapted to warm water. They burrow themselves in the mud when water becomes cold. Death Valley pupfish can survive a water that is 2 or 3 times saltier than sea salt.
Devils Hole pupfish
This fish is a picky environmental habitat. They are endangered… These fish need 90-degree water with a low oxygen and a shallow ledge on which to spawn.

Coldest place on Earth  “Vostok Station”. What does it look like?
Vostok station is one of a kind. It has many reasons why it is called the coldest place on earth.  This place can be found in Antarctica. Interestingly, people don’t live here for no reason. People who live in Vostok station live there indefinitely. Meaning, they live there for work purposes or scientific research. In this place, you can find that many carbon dioxide can be frozen which turns to Dry Ice. This place is covered with piles of snow. If you see a tree, consider yourself lucky because trees are rare to find in this place. 

Animal
Adaptation
Penguin
Penguins keep their body in a high temperature to keep warm in cold climates. They also have a thick blubber under their skin to keep them even warmer. They also have the mind to cooperate by huddling together to keep each other warm.
Seals
Their strong, loseley, interlocked vertebrates make them strong and flexible enough  to navigate through the ice. Like penguins, they also have a thick blubber to keep them warm.
Polar Bears
Many antarctic animals have thick blubber to keep them warm. However, not only polar bears have thick blubbers they also have thick fur to keep them warm.

Similarities and differences.
These two temperate climates are the utmost opposite of each other. However, they also have similarities. Similarities - These two places have extreme temperatures. They have animals living in their location. Humans work in the area. Differences - They are opposite of each other. Human’s work differently when living in both areas. Animals have different adaptations on which place they are in. Therefore, even though both places are opposite of each other, they can still have similarities.

1 comment:

  1. Hello Reige I like the way you wrote your paragraph, making them longer and you have a lot of skills to use it in year 11 good job Reige.

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