PPT-Learning the Continents and Oceans

BEGIN Learning Objectives At the end of this module you will be able to Locate the seven continents North America South America Europe Asia Africa Australia and Antarctica Locate the five oceans Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean. 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. KNOW MORE ABOUT OCEANS. . Oceans have always influenced the life and history of man. From time immemorial , man has been using oceans in several ways.. According to mythology, the . suras. ( Gods) and . 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. Do Now. Why is it important to learn about the continents . and oceans?. Directions. Answer the questions on the back. Question 1 can be found on page H3 and question 3 can be found on page H10. . Questions 2 and 4 can be found on Atlas page 129.. Ahead of its Time. It has been recognized for along time that coastlines of South America and Africa appear to fit together. Still it is another feature of Geology where direct information had been missing, and the thinking of individuals were much different.. 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 . There are five main oceans in the world: The Arctic, The Atlantic, The Pacific, The Indian, and the Southern.. The northern most Ocean is the Arctic Ocean while the furthest ocean south is the Southern Ocean.. 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….. 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. . Objective. Oceans are the largest bodies of water on Earth. .. Oceans account for 97% of all water on Earth. .. We have 5 Oceans total:. Atlantic. Pacific. Indian. Arctic. Southern. The Oceans. The 5 Oceans. 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 Arctic Ocean . Atlantic Ocean . Indian Ocean. Pacific Ocean  . Southern Ocean. The earth's oceans are . connected.. 2) The . earth’s oceans are connected. .. 3) Almost . 80% . of the earth's surface is covered by water. . 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..