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Article: The five oceans.(Skills: Reading a Map/Pie Chart)
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- Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- April 27, 2007
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The world's five oceans are all connected, but they all have different depths. Use the map and the pie chart to answer the questions below.
This pie chart shows how much of Earth is covered with water and I how much is covered with land.
71% water
29% land
Arctic Ocean average depth 3,000 feet
Pacific Ocean average depth 14,000 feet
Atlantic Ocean average depth 11,000 feet
Southern Ocean average ...