LAKES Flashcards
Its difference from oceans is it is smaller in sizes and has relative isolation
Lakes
They are a _____ in the landscape that collect water
Topographical depression
Where most of the worlds freshwater resides
The Great Lakes
Approximately 20% of all freshwater in the planet
The Great Lakes of North America
An additional 20% of freshwater are contained here
Lake Baikal
Deepest lake, has ____ m
Lake Baikal,
1600 m
Its remainder is contained in rift lakes of East Africa
Lake Tanganyika
Second deepest lake, has ____m
Lake Tanganyika, 1470 m
Where smaller, shallower lakes are concentrated
Lake Districts
Lake District examples
Northern Minisota,
Scandinavia
Shallowest water, where rooted aquatic plants may grow
Littoral Zone
Beyond the littoral Zone
Limnetic zone
Encompasses a surface layer of lakes
Epilimnion
Below the epilimnion
Thermocline (metalimnion)
Below the thermocline. Waters are cold and dark
Hypolimnion