1. Distinguish among the shelf break, submarine canyons, midocean ridges, abyssal plains, abyssal hills, seamounts, and deep-sea trenches by drawing a sketch map that identifies their topography, water depths, relief, and relative locations. (refer to pictures below) 2. Review the evidence for continental drift and explain how global plate tectonics provided a mechanism for the drift of continents.asap please. Invitation to Oceanography, Eighth EditionPaul R. Pinet, PhDFeature(c) MIDOCEAN RIDGE 4TABLE 2-1 Dimensions of Bathymetric FeaturesContinental shelfContinental slope0Continental riseFIGURE 2-3C The flanks and crests of the midocean ridges are offset by a system of fractures.Submarine canyonDeep-sea trenchAbyssal hillsSeamounts2 layersWidth<300 km<150 km<300 kmSediment1-15 km30-100 km100-100,000 m (100 km)2-100 km1-1,000 km500-1,500 kmOceanicridgeOceanic crust500-1,000 kmRelief<20 mLocally >2 km<40 m20-2,000 m>2 km1-1,000 m>1,000 m0<1 kmFracturezone<2 kmTypical DimensionsWater Depth<150 m1.5-5 kmDrops from 100+2,000 + m20-2,000 mVariable5,000-12,000 mVariablekm100RiftvalleyAbyssal plainsMidocean ridge flankMidocean ridge crest*A bottom gradient of 1:1,000 means that the slope rises 1 m vertically across a horizontal distance of 1,000 m.Data from Heezen, B. C., and Wilson, L. 1968. "Submarine Geomorphology," in Encyclopedia of Geomorphology, Fairbridge, R. W. (ed.). New York: Reinhold; and Ollier, C. D. 1981. Tectonics and Landforms. New York:Longman.>3 km>3 km2-4 kmBottom Gradient<1:1,000 (-0.5°)*-1:40 (3-6°)2001:1,000-1:700 (0.5°-1°)<1:40 (3-6°)1:1,000-1:10,000 (<0.5°) (a) CONTINENTAL MARGINFIGURE 2-3A The continental margin.5-10Deep-seatrench토02SubmarinevolcanoesSedimentlayersFIGURE 2-3B The floor of the deep-ocean basinContinental crustShelf0Abyssal AbyssalplainhillsOceanic crustSubmarine Shelfcanyonbreak0Sediment layerskm100Guyotkm100SlopeSeamounts200Rise200(b) DEEP-OCEAN BASIN

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1. Distinguish among the shelf break, submarine canyons, midocean ridges, abyssal plains, abyssal hills, seamounts, and deep-sea trenches by drawing a sketch map that identifies their topography, water depths, relief, and relative locations. (refer to pictures below)

2. Review the evidence for continental drift and explain how global plate tectonics provided a mechanism for the drift of continents.

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