Hot and cold places

The Equator, the North and South Poles, and what to wear in hot and cold places

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Where on Earth is it very HOT? A) Near the Equator B) At the North Pole C) At the South Pole D) On the Moon
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What should you wear in a very COLD place? A) A swimsuit B) A warm coat and gloves C) A sun hat D) Sandals
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True or false? The North Pole is very cold. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank: The invisible line around the middle of Earth is called the ___.
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Match each animal to where it lives. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Polar bear, Penguin, Camel, Monkey Right: North Pole (cold), South Pole (cold), Hot desert, Hot jungle
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Where do penguins live? A) In hot deserts B) At the cold South Pole C) In our garden D) In the rainforest
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True or false? Places near the Equator are usually very cold. A) True B) False
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Which clothes would you pack for a holiday to a HOT place near the Equator? A) Thick coat, gloves and woolly hat B) Shorts, t-shirt and sun hat C) Snow boots and scarf D) Wellies and raincoat
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Put these places in order from coldest to hottest. Put these in order: A hot desert near the Equator, The North Pole, A British park in spring
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Hot and cold places · for parents and teachers

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Near the Equator
Places near the Equator (the middle of Earth) are very hot, like jungles and deserts.
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A warm coat and gloves
In cold places you wear warm clothes: a thick coat, gloves and a hat. Sandals and swimsuits are for hot places.
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True
True. The North Pole is one of the coldest places on Earth and is covered in ice and snow.
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Equator
The Equator is the line round the middle of Earth where it is very hot.
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Polar bear → North Pole (cold); Penguin → South Pole (cold); Camel → Hot desert; Monkey → Hot jungle
Polar bears live in the cold Arctic. Penguins live in the cold Antarctic. Camels live in hot deserts. Monkeys live in hot jungles.
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At the cold South Pole
Penguins live in Antarctica, near the cold South Pole.
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False
False. Places near the Equator are very hot, not cold. The cold places are at the poles.
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Shorts, t-shirt and sun hat
In hot places you wear light clothes like shorts and a t-shirt, plus a sun hat to protect your head.
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The North Pole, A British park in spring, A hot desert near the Equator
The North Pole is freezing cold, a British park in spring is mild, and a desert near the Equator is the hottest.