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Regurgitation (10 pts.-one for correct answer, one for spelling): 1. Who was the 15th century Portuguese who established the first oceanographic center at Sagres, and was most noted for compiling navigational charts? 2. Who was the first scientist to accurately describe "atolls" as having formed on top of subsiding volcanoes? 3. How long ago (hypothetically) was the "Big Bang"? 4. What is the term for "layering by physical properties (mass/volume)"? 5. What is the deepest spot in the oceans?
1. On the map below, find the location of the (A) Bahama Islands; (B) Caribbean Sea; (C) the mouth of the Mississippi River; and (D) the mouth of the Orinoco River.
2. Compare, either in words or pictures, the two different schemes for the composition of the Earth, based on material and physical properties. Use the back of this sheet if necessary.
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