Oceanography and Map-Reading Skills Quiz
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Oceanography and Map-Reading Skills Quiz

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Which ocean is the largest based on total area?

  • Indian
  • Arctic
  • Atlantic
  • Pacific (correct)

    • What characterizes the continental shelf?

  • Marked by a change in slope
  • Shallowest portion of the continental margin (correct)
  • Deep seafloor with accumulated sediment
  • Steep slope with turbidity currents

    • What is the approximate location of the tropical region?

  • Close to the Antarctic region
  • Close to the Arctic region
  • Near the continental rise
  • Near the equator (correct)

    • What contributes to the differences between active and passive continental margins?

    <p>Tectonic activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the continental rise composed of in passive margins?

    <p>Sediments transported by turbidity currents</p> Signup and view all the answers

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