Table of Contents Biota & Biotic Processes | Physical & Chemical Parameters & Processes Biota & Biotic Processes Classification Systems Introduction Taxonomic Classification History of classification Dichotomous Key Evolutionary Adaptations Introduction Species Delphinidae In what habitats are dolphins found? What do dolphins eat? What are the functions of the various parts of a dolphin's body? How do dolphins move? How fast are they? Do dolphins have predators, what are they, and how do they hunt? How do dolphins hunt? List of dolphins species Marine Communities Modules under construction Human Interactions Modules under construction Physical & Chemical Parameters & Processes Mapping and Analytical Systems Introduction Latitudes and Longitudes Latitude Longitude Projection Systems What are map projections? What different types of map projection systems are there? How do the different types of projection systems change the way we see the world? Basin and Coastal Morphology Introduction Principal Features Continental Margins Submarine Canyons Congo Canyon Continental Shelf Grand Banks North Sea Continental Rise Amazon Cone Bay of Bengal Continental Slope Chile Trench Drake Passage Sunda Shelf Deep Ocean Basins Abyssal Hills Argentine Basin Nares Abyssal Plain Trenches & Island Chains Mariana Trench Japan Aleutians Seamounts & Guyots Emperor Seamounts Marshall Seamounts Hawaiian Islands Oceanic Ridges Mid-Atlantic Ridge American Antarctic Ridge Galapagos Rise Mendocino Fracture Zone Hydrologic Systems Modules under construction Human Interactions Modules under construction Last modified: 11-June-99 Copyright Notice