Question 1
The five oceans of the world include the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, and Arctic ocean. The major seas of the world include the South China Sea, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Bering, Gulf of Mexico, Arabian seas and the sea of Okhotsk etc. Sea's are smaller than oceans and are usually located where the land and the ocean meet. Typically seas are partially enclosed by land.
Question 2
A bay is a large body of water connected to an ocean or sea formed by an inlet of land due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight. A cove is a circular or oval coastal inlet with a narrow entrance; some coves may be referred to as bays.
Question 3
A GULF in geography is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.
an example of a Gulf would be the Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
an example of a Gulf would be the Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
Question 4
A Peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to the mainland. An Isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.
Question 5
In theory the Polynesians were the first to go to sea because of the ancient methods of navigation that they used and the boats that they built astonished the Europeans when the were first discovered. With no advanced technology and no other way of getting to those islands they were sought out as the first people to go to sea.
Question 6
There were two distinct classes of Viking ships: the 'longship' (sometimes erroneously called "drakkar", a corruption of "dragon" in Norse) and the 'knarr'. The longship, intended for warfare and exploration, was designed for speed and agility, and was equipped with oars to complement the sail as well as making it able to navigate independently of the wind. The longship had a long and narrow hull, as well as a shallow draft, in order to facilitate landings and troop deployments in shallow water.
Question 7
The Age of Discovery was an era in European history in which people sailed afar on the oceans in search of new trade routes. This lead to a period of time in which many new lands were being discovered and claimed for European countries. 3 explorers in particular stand out among those who searched the world.
Question 8
HMS Challenger was a steam-assisted Royal Navy Pearl-class corvette launched on 13 February 1858 at the Woolwich Dockyard. She was the flagship of the Australia Station between 1866 and 1870. This was such a unique ship because it was the first global marine research expedition. The ship had its guns removed and the spars reduced to accommodate for Lab space and specimen storage within the ship.
Question 9
Matthew Murray was considered the father of oceanography because he made many important new contributions to charting winds and ocean currents, including ocean lanes for passing ships at sea. He also published the Wind and Current Chart of the North Atlantic, which showed sailors how to use the oceans currents and winds to their advantage and drastically reduced the length of ocean voyages.