Geography- Coral Reefs Flashcards
What are the three types of coral reef?
A fringing reef,a barrier reef and an atoll
Which oceans are reefs found in?
Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Mozambique Channel The Gulf Arabian Sea Caribbean Sea Coral Sea Mediterranean Sea North Sea Philippine Sea Red Sea
What is the distribution on Carla reefs.
Worldwide and costal.
What %age of the Ocean do coral reefs cover?
1%
What %age of marine creatures does the coral reef contain?
25%
Corals are vertebrates - True or false?
False. corals are invertebrates.
What is the relationship between coral algae and fish?
A Symbiotic relationship, the all depend on each other-
🎵IT’S THE TRIANGLE OF LIFE🎵
What is ghost fishing, and what can we do to stop it?
Ghost fishing is when lost or abandoned gear catches a fish by accident.
Could get better gear
Create a return policy
Give salions money if they recycle it
What is sedimentation?
Sedimentation is when because of people cutting down trees, the soil is not held in the ground, so it goes into the sea, so the algae can’t photosynthesize.
In what latitudes are coral reefs found in?
Temperate. 23-65 degrees
What effect does Rise in Sea temperatures have on the corals?
Corals are very sensitive, and they’re can only survive within a certain temperature range, if this changes to much there will be coral bleaching.
We could use electric cars
Dynamite fishing
It destroys corals
Fish the basic way
Bottoms trawling
The nets will inevitably destroy the reef.
Stop it entirely
Get better or lighter nets
What is the name of my coral reef?
New Caledonia
T. O. R
Barrier reef
