Identifying
Ocean Profiles
Understanding Ocean Basins
Adapted from GeoMapApp
Atlantic Ocean Profile
Continental Shelf
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Abyssal Plain
Abyssal Plain
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Continental Slope
Africa
North America
Peru-Chile Trench aka Atacama Trench
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Peru-Chile Trench
Abyssal Plain
Atacama Desert
Andes Mountains
SouthAmerica
East Coast US
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Abyssal Plain
North America
Part 2: Matching Profiles
Look at the 3 maps and profiles on the following slide. First you must determine which map matches which profile. Label both the map and the profiles with the following labels. First start by drawing a line at sea level.
Part 2: Matching Profiles (Slides 6-9)
South America | Alaska | Asia & Japan |
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Pacific Ocean
Trench
Continental Shelf
Island (Volcano)
Abyssal Plain
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Andes Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Abyssal Plain
Pacific Ocean
Trench
Japan
Asia
Sea of Japan
Pacific Ocean
South America
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You can also have the shelf and slope in the Pacific Ocean
Asia & Japan
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Alaska
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Southern Hemisphere (Transect)
Southern Hemisphere Profile
Continental Shelf
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Abyssal Plain
Abyssal Plain
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Africa
South America
Peru-Chile Trench
Andes
Abyssal Plain
Continental Slope
Continental Slope
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Continental Shelf
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean