Jim McMahon, aka Mapman®, is JS’s cartographer. He recently traveled near the Arctic Circle. That’s an imaginary line of latitude that circles Earth at 66°33'N.
The Arctic is an icy region at the north of the world. Because of Earth’s tilt, parts of the area receive 24 hours of sunlight a day each summer and 24 hours of darkness a day each winter. You can learn more about the Arctic by entering our Can You Find Mapman? contest!
If you answer the questions below correctly, figure out Mapman’s final destination, and then draw a map of the state or territory to which it belongs, you could be chosen as one of our winners.
The grand-prize winner will receive $500, and 25 runners-up will each win a Mapman T-shirt. The entry form and contest rules appear in this issue’s Teacher’s Guide and at junior.scholastic.com. Look for a complete list of winners in our May 14, 2018, issue.