CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental Shelf is the shallowest part of the ocean. It is an extension of land that is submerged under the ocean. They are rich fishing grounds due to adequate penetration of sunlight.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Arctic Ocean is the shallowest (mean depth 1361 m) and has significantly larger continental shelves than other oceans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most continental shelves are broad, gently sloping plains covered by relatively shallow water. Water depth over the continental shelves averages about 60 meters (200 feet).

Detailed explanation-4: -A continental shelf is the edge of a continent that lies under the ocean. Continents are the seven main divisions of land on Earth. A continental shelf extends from the coastline of a continent to a drop-off point called the shelf break.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term “continental shelf” is used by geologists generally to mean that part of the continental margin which is between the shoreline and the shelf break or, where there is no noticeable slope, between the shoreline and the point where the depth of the superjacent water is approximately between 100 and 200 metres.