Ocean and environmental issues

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While there are only four oceans, there are many more than seven seas! Choose a sea, gulf, or ocean and describe it for the class. Be sure to include its location, how it formed, its size, and any other significant facts about it. Explain one way in which humans utilize this body of water. Also, are there any environmental issues currently affecting it

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Ocean and Environmental Issues - Outline
Thesis statement: A description of the Mediterranean Sea
1. Formation, size, and location of the Mediterranean Sea
2. Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea
3. Fishing in the Mediterranean Sea
4. Environmental issues in the Mediterranean Sea


Running head: OCEAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

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The Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a large body of water situated at the crossroads of Northern
Africa, Europe, and southwestern Asia. It boasts an area of 2,500,000 sq. Km, and its deepest
being estimated to be 5,121 m deep, situated off the coast of Greece. However, the average
sea depth is approximately 1,500m. The connection of the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic
Ocean is through the Strait of Gibraltar in the west, an area measuring 22km wide, and in the
northeast; it is connected through the Dardanelles to the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea in the
southeast.
Geologically, the Mediterranean Sea is split into two distinctive basins, the Eastern
Basin and the Western Basin. The Eastern Basin spreads from the eastern border of the
Western Basin to the coasts of Palestine and Syria, while the Western...


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