Flashcards
Oceans and Coastal Margins Flashcards
Cards in this deck (8)
- 1State two types of ocean currents and some examplesWarm: Move water away from the equator. E.g => Gulf Stream
Cold: Move water away from the cold regions towards the equator. E.g => Peru Current and Benguela Current (Southwest Africa) - 2State the three types of plate boundaries
- 3State the features of ocean floor morphology.
- 4Salinity in warm and cold seasAverage salinity: 35 parts per 1000 (ppt)
Warm seas: Higher concentration of salt
Cold seas: Lower concentration of salt (deepest water) - 5Describe the salinity levels in ocean
- 6Variation in sea surface temperatures
- 7What is the Oceanic Conveyor Belts?
- 8Compare El Nino to normal conditions
