The Atlantic Ocean
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48 pages : 28 cm
"Presents information about the second-largest ocean including its plant life, fishing and mineral resources, use for transporting settlers and cargo, and problems with pollution." -- T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index
Introduction. A watery giant -- Features of the ocean. The shape of the Atlantic - Coasts - Currents - Winds, waves, and tides -- Life in Atlantic waters. Plankton and the food chain - Feeding and moving - Migration -- Settlement and people. Explorers and settlers - Present-day settlements - Islands -- Trade and transportation. Changing trade patterns - Atlantic cargoes - Crossing the Atlantic - Ports -- Resources of the Atlantic. Fishing - Mineral resources - Sea power -- Changing ocean. Overfishing - polluted waters - Managing the Atlantic -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index
"Presents information about the second-largest ocean including its plant life, fishing and mineral resources, use for transporting settlers and cargo, and problems with pollution." -- T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index
Introduction. A watery giant -- Features of the ocean. The shape of the Atlantic - Coasts - Currents - Winds, waves, and tides -- Life in Atlantic waters. Plankton and the food chain - Feeding and moving - Migration -- Settlement and people. Explorers and settlers - Present-day settlements - Islands -- Trade and transportation. Changing trade patterns - Atlantic cargoes - Crossing the Atlantic - Ports -- Resources of the Atlantic. Fishing - Mineral resources - Sea power -- Changing ocean. Overfishing - polluted waters - Managing the Atlantic -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index
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obscured back cover
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