Gulf of Mexico

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gulf-of-mexico

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is the Gulf of Mexico?Approximately 1.6 million square kilometers (620,000 square miles)
2. How wide is the Gulf of Mexico?Approximately 1,500 kilometers (930 miles)
3. What is the primary hydrological connections?Straits of Florida (to Atlantic Ocean) and Yucatán Channel (to Caribbean Sea)

Oceanic Basin: A large, deep depression on the ocean floor, typically formed by tectonic activity and filled with sediments.
Marginal Sea: A sea that is partially enclosed by landmasses but remains connected to a larger ocean.
Tidal Range: The vertical difference between the high tide and low tide levels in a body of water.
Continental Shelf: The submerged, gently sloping edge of a continent extending from the coastline to the continental slope.