Series of questions focusing on key components of each topic
TOPICS
How the class is divided into broader themes
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Ocean/ Atmosphere Interactions, Dynamic Processes in the Ocean |
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Fringes of the Ocean, Life in the Oceans, Environmental Issues |
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Questions for In-Class Discussion
- Each of these questions will be considered in class.
- Think about answers to the questions before class starts and be prepared to discuss them.
- Most relate directly to themes in the text, where answers
can be found.
- Some of the questions are intended to be rhetorical, or present challenges outside the immediate scope of the class.
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| Date: January 11 |
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Q.
Where does water occur on Earth? |
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How much of Earth's water do the ocean's contain? |
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How smooth is the surface of the Earth? |
| 3. | Q. Many Pacific islands are geographically remote. How where they first found? |
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| Q. Where is New Zealand? When was New Zealand first colonized by humans? | |
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| 4. | Q. How has ocean navigation changed over the past 2000 years? |
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| Q. What technological developments have contributed to these changes? | |
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| 5. | Q. Where, when and why were ocean currents first mapped in detail? |
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| Q. Which famous american scientist co-authored the first map of currents? | |
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Q. At which pole is
there a continent? |
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| Q. How fast does polar
ice move? |
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| 7. | Q. How long could you survive slowly drifing in pack ice? |
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