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Chapter: 04. Major Water Bodies

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Water covers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ per cent of the Earth’s surface.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean is the largest ocean and covers over one-third of the globe.

Pacific

The deepest part of the Earth’s crust, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, lies in the Pacific Ocean.

Mariana Trench

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean is shaped like the letter ‘S’ and is the busiest ocean in the world.

Atlantic

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean is roughly triangular in shape and is named after a country.

Indian

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean is the northernmost ocean and remains frozen for most of the year.

Arctic

The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Antarctica

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a part of an ocean that is smaller and shallower.

sea

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

gulf

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Strait connects the Bay of Bengal with the Gulf of Mannar.

Palk

Large lakes like the Caspian Sea are sometimes called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ seas.

inland

Lake Baikal is the oldest and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lake in the world, located in south-east Siberia.

deepest

The Five Great Lakes of the USA are Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Erie

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lake in Odisha is the largest brackish water lake in the Indian subcontinent.

Chilika

The place where a river originates is called its _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

source

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River in Africa is the world’s longest river.

Nile

The Indus River was the cradle of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ civilization.

Indus Valley

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pollution occurs when harmful waste is discharged into water bodies.

Water

Surface _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from farms can carry fertilizers into water bodies, causing algae growth.

run-off

An _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ occurs when crude oil gets leaked into the sea during transportation.

oil spill

By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, plastic waste is projected to outweigh all fish in the sea.

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