MAPPING
World Physical Mapping-
Number of continents
Number of Oceans
Oceans-
Pacific Ocean-
It is also the largest and deepest ocean.
It is filled with ridges known as trenches.
It has the deepest trench called the marina trench and the deepest point is Challenger deep (11 km
deep) near Phillippes.
Surrounded by North and South America, and Oceania.
It is connected with the Arctic Ocean at Bering Strait.
It is connected with the Atlantic Ocean at Drake Passage.
It has a Pacific Ring of Fire.
Atlantic Ocean-
It is roughly S in shape
It is the youngest in age.
It is less than half of the Pacific Ocean.
Mid-oceanic ridge- Huge mountain range
Ice land is part of the mid-oceanic ridge.
Surrounded by North and South America, Europe, and Africa.
It has the busiest waterways.
Indian Ocean-
It is the only ocean to be named after a country and it is the third largest.
It is not connected with the Arctic Ocean.
Surrounded by Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
Arctic Ocean-
The ocean surrounding the North Pole has no land mass.
Covered almost through ice.
It showcases the phenomenon of Arctic amplification.
The ecosystem includes- polar bears, seals, etc.
Southern Ocean-
It has a different ecosystem and stretches to 6 degrees south.
CONTINENTS
Asia-
Continents having land borders- Europe and Asia (Ural and Caucasus Mountains).
Siberia is Asian Russia rich in minerals and energy.
Land Border between Asia and Africa- Sinai Peninsular in Egypt
Asia and Oceania- New Guinea
Mountains- Himalayas, Tibetan
Water bodies around Asia- Caspian Sea (largest lake), black sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Gulf
of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, and Gulf of Thailand.
China is surrounded by the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the Yellow Sea.
Sea of Japan or East Sea, Bering Sea.
The highest point in Asia is Mt. Everest in the Great Himalayas.
The lowest point is the Dead Sea.
Europe-
Land border with - Asia, Africa,
It looks like a Peninsula surrounded by three sides of water.
Two important mountains Alps and Caucasus.
Elbrus is the highest peak and the lowest point is the Caspian Sea.
Water bodies surrounding- Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
Sea, Bosphorus strait connects Sea of Marmara and black sea.
Adriatic Sea, North Sea (best quality Brent crude), Baltic Sea, Norwegian Sea.