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Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and far less inland. The temperature in Antarctica has reached 89.2 C (128.6 F), though the average for the third quarter (the coldest part of the year) is 63 C (81 F). There are no permanent human residents, but anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at the research stations scattered across the continent. Organisms native to Antarctica include many types of algae, bacteria, fungi, plants, protista, and certain animals, such as mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Vegetation, where it occurs, is tundra.

Geologically, West Antarctica closely resembles the Andes mountain range of South America. The Antarctic Peninsula was formed by uplift and metamorphism of sea bed sediments during the late Paleozoic and the early Mesozoic eras. This sediment uplift was accompanied by igneous intrusions and volcanism. The most common rocks in West Antarctica are andesite and rhyolite volcanics formed during the Jurassic period. There is also evidence of volcanic activity, even after the ice sheet had formed, in Marie Byrd Land and Alexander Island. The only anomalous area of West Antarctica is the Ellsworth Mountains region, where the stratigraphy is more similar to East Antarctica.

1. Which continent is the coldest?
2. The driest and windiest?
3. Which continent is generally more above sea level than Antarctica?
4. Does Antarctica get lots of snow?
5. Which is wetter, the coast or inland?
6. Are polar bears native to Antarctica?
7. What animals are?
8. Any others?
9. Can you name three others?
10. How many people live there?
11. Where do they live?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Antarctica
2. Antarctica
3. unknown
4. No
5. The coast
6. No
7. Mites
8. Yes
9. nematodes, penguins, and seals
10. Anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people
11. At the research stations

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CHAPTER XXI.

FAIR ARGUMENTS.

As Mollett left the house he saw two men walking down the road away from the sweep before the hall door, and as he passed them he recognised one as the young gentleman of the house. He also saw that a horse followed behind them, on the grass by the roadside, not led by the hand, but following with the reins laid loose upon his neck. They took no notice of him or his car, but allowed him to pass as though he had no concern whatever with the destinies of either of them. They were Herbert and Owen Fitzgerald.

The reader will perhaps remember the way in which Owen left Desmond Court on the occasion of his last visit there. It cannot be said that what he had heard had in any way humbled him, nor indeed had it taught him to think that Clara Desmond looked at him altogether with indifference. Greatly as she had injured him, he could not bring himself to look upon her as the chief sinner. It was Lady Desmond who had done it all. It was she who had turned against him because of his poverty, who had sold her daughter to his rich cousin, and robbed him of the love which he had won for himself. Or perhaps not of the love--it might be that this was yet his; and if so, was it not possible that he might beat the countess at her own weapons? Thinking over this, he felt that it was necessary for him to do something, to take some step; and therefore he resolved to go boldly to his cousin, and tell him that he regarded Lady Clara Desmond as still his own.

1. What did the man see as he left?
2. Where?
3. How many were there?
4. Did he recognize any of them?
5. As whom?
6. Did they see him?
7. Did they pay attention to him?
8. What were their names?
9. Did they obstruct his passage?
10. What was the name of the man who passed them?
11. Where had Owen departed from?
12. Did the events of his last visit, teach him humility?
13. Who did he blame for his injury?
14. Why had she turned on him?
15. What had she done with her female child?
16. What did he think he had stolen from him?
17. Did he feel he needed to take action?
18. To whom did he intend to talk?
19. What was he going to say to him?
20. What had followed the men as they left the house?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. men walking
2. down the road
3. two
4. yes
5. young gentleman
6. no
7. no
8. Herbert and Owen Fitzgerald
9. no
10. Mollett
11. the house
12. no
13. Lady Desmond
14. because of his poverty
15. sold her
16. love
17. yes
18. to his cousin
19. he regarded Lady Clara Desmond as still his own.
20. a horse

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(CNN)Thousands gathered in Riyadh on Friday to say farewell to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a cautious reformer who succeeded in securing broader freedoms in the conservative kingdom, but fell short in gaining greater independence for women.

Abdullah died early Friday, several weeks after the state-run Saudi Press Agency said he was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to a hospital. The royal court didn't release an exact cause of death. He was 90.

To ensure a smooth transition, the kingdom quickly appointed his 79-year-old half-brother, Salman bin Abdulaziz, to the throne. His half-brother Prince Muqrin, a decade younger, is the new crown prince.

Who is Salman bin Abdulaziz?

After Friday afternoon prayers at Riyadh's Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Grand Mosque, the body of Abdullah, wrapped in a pale shroud, was carried from the mosque toward a cemetery, followed by a solemn procession of Saudi men in traditional dress.

He was later laid to rest after a simple, swift ceremony. Those present at the graveside -- the royals closest to the late king -- were then to move on to a royal palace, where they were to pay their respects to the new monarch.

The ceremony of "al Bayaah," or pledging of allegiance to the new king, followed the funeral.

Condolences and remembrances poured in from all corners of the globe.

"To God we belong and indeed to him we shall return," said the homepage of the English-language Saudi newspaper Arab News.

Bahrain, Jordan and the Palestinian territories, among others, declared days of mourning. The U.N. secretary-general praised Abdullah for his Arab Peace Initiative to end the Arab-Israeli conflict. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he would lead a delegation "in the coming days" to pay respects.

1. Who died?
2. When?
3. How old was he?
4. What he was suffering from prior to his death?
5. Was he taken to the hospital?
6. Did they anything about the cause of the death?
7. Who is the new king now?
8. What's his name?
9. Who is the crown prince now?
10. Is he younger than the new king?
11. How young?
12. Then how old is the king?
13. Where was the funeral service?
14. At what Mosque?
15. Then where the body was carried toward?
16. Was there a procession?
17. Who did that?
18. What is al Bayaah?
19. What other countries declared days of mourning?
20. Who would represent US there?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. King Abdullah
2. Friday
3. 90
4. Pneumonia
5. Yes
6. No
7. Abdullah's half-brother
8. Salman bin Abdulaziz
9. Prince Muqrin
10. Yes
11. A decade younger
12. 79
13. Riyadh
14. Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Grand Mosque
15. A cemetery
16. Yes
17. Saudi men
18. Pledging of allegiance to the new king
19. Bahrain, Jordan and Palestine
20. Joe Biden