PPT-Continents and Oceans Notes

Continents There are seven continents and 4 Oceans on the earth A continent is a great landmass From largest to smallest in size Asia Africa North America South America Antarctica Europe and Australia. World Continents Equator Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator 2057520E 057520 2057520W 4057520E 4057520W 4057520N 4057520S 6057520E 805 subcontinents, . regions & . Countries. WHII.1. Continents & Subcontinents. Continents. One of the large, continuous land masses of the earth. North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica. A Reynolds’ Production 2010. Review Really Fast. All . elements are pure substances . because it has . one type of atom . and . cannot be broken. down.. All . compounds are. made up of . 2 or more elements chemically joined together to form a new substance.. and . Seafloor Spreading . Notes. Part 1. Alfred Wegener. and the. Continental Drift. hypothesis. Up until the early 1900s, long-held tradition in the earth sciences stated that continents have remained in fixed positions throughout geologic time. How 2 continents fell in love…and created a big, beautiful world. . By: Carla Vigil. SS-EP-4.1.2. Students will use geographic tools to identify major landforms (e.g., continents, mountain ranges), bodies of water (e.g., oceans, major rivers) and natural resources on Earth’s surface and use relative location. Oceans cover _____% . of Earth’s surface (all water =75%). 71. 5 oceans. smallest. Largest & deepest. NEW. Make a BAR graph showing the . AREA (size). of the 5 oceans. Pacific 156,000,000 km. The saltiness of the ocean, or its salinity, is fairly stable at about 35 parts per thousand. To give you a sense of how much salt that is, it is estimated that if you took all the salt out of the ocean and spread it over the land, the salt would form a layer more than . 1. What is Wegener’s hypothesis?. That all of the continents were once joined together is a single landmass and have since drifted apart.. 2. Wegener’s idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface became known as….. CPE (C2 CEFR). Exploring. . the. . oceans. CPE (C2 CEFR). Are . you. . acquainted. . with. . this. . channel. ? . What. . else. does Nat . Geo. do?. If. . you. . were. . to. . read. . an. Team 2: Cynthia Lopez, Christine Everett, Tobias Contreras, Tara Visker, Valerie Villarreal, and Chris Rogers. Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1984 that was founded by street performers. 2017. How many continents are there. ?. Answer: There are seven continents in the world.. List the continents. . Answer: The continents of the world are Africa, Asia, Antarctica, North America, South America, Australia, and Europe. . Magma Oceans in the Inner Solar System Linda T. Elkins- Tanton Magma Oceans Planetecimals accreted first 1.5M.A. of Solar System 1694- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz : Suggested Earth began as a uniform liquid and differentiated as it cooled . By: Lina Alvenda & Kori Dickie . 5. th. period. Most are located in Northern hemisphere. Found in mountainous areas, rift zones, or along the courses of mature rivers . Higher altitudes. 3 zones- littoral zone, open-water zone, deep-water benthic zone . Biogeography. The study of where organisms live is called . biogeography.. Note: In addition to studying . where. species live, biogeographers also try to understand . what. led to the worldwide distribution of species that exist today..