Post on 30-Dec-2015
The Water Planet
Ocean Basin Geography
Look at our Planet• What is the dominant feature?
Water Facts or Where’s the water?
• 97.957% is in the Ocean• 1.641% is in the Glaciers and Ice
Caps• 0.365% is in Groundwater• 0.036% is in Lakes and Streams• 0.001% is in the Atmosphere
One ocean with Four Major Basins• Pacific Ocean
• Deepest and Largest Ocean• Atlantic• Indian • Artic
• Smallest and shallowest
• The Southern Ocean is the area that surrounds the Antarctic and is a continuous body of water.
The Earth’s Oceans
• All of the Ocean regions are interconnected by circulation systems• Wind, tides, Coriolis effect, the Sun,
water density and shape– all influence the circulation.
• An ocean basin is determined by its• Size• Shape• Features
Basins and Seas
Seas Continued
Basic Ocean Structures• Upper Ocean
• ~100 m• Shallow, warm upper
layer where sunlight is abundant
• Most marine life (we know of) can be found here
• Deep Ocean• Cold, dark, and deep• There is plenty of
nutrient and carbon to support life
• No Sunlight
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