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SCHOOLTEACHER’S GUIDE TO MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 2 OCEANS AND SEAS INTRODUCTION This section introduces the students to simple concepts about the oceans and seas and their associated processes. Specific objectives The students should be able to: a) Understand what oceans and ocean currents are, b) Know the importance and role of oceans in the hydrologic (water) cycle, c) Understand how the oceans influence weather and climate, and d) Appreciate the importance of the ocean. Student skills to be reinforced After completing this Chapter students should have the ability to: a) Identify the various parts of the hydrologic cycle, b) Measure the local tidal range, c) Estimate the range in relation to the lunar phase, and d) Identify the various resources derived from the oceans. Student behaviours to be reinforced a) Awareness, understanding, knowledge and appreciation of the ocean and associated processes. b) Care for the oceans, and willingness to take actions that will contribute to the maintenance of healthy seas. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Oceans and seas The ocean is a continuous body of salt water that covers two-thirds of the earth’s surface. Bays, gulfs, seas, and oceans together constitute one vast expanse of water from which the continents emerge like big islands. About 70% of the earth is covered with water, most of which is seawater. The three major oceans are the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Others are the Arctic and Southern Oceans. The eastern part of Africa (Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa) and the western Indian Ocean islands (Comoros, Mayotte, 8
OCEANS AND SEAS Reunion, Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles) are washed by the waters of the Indian Ocean. These countries comprise the western Indian Ocean region. Major oceans of the world Countries of the western Indian Ocean region 9
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