MARINE

ECOSYSTEM
An overview of the six marine ecosystems
and its biotic and abiotic factors.
LEARN ABOUT:

Six Types of Marine Ecosytem

Major Oceans
Oceans and Continents
LEARNING At the end of this lesson,
students are expected to:
OUTCOMES Name the six marine ecosystems and
its biotic and abiotic factors.
Identify the 7 seas and 5 major oceans.
Explain the effect of a surrounding body
of water to a landmass.
MARINE ECOLOGY
is the branch of ecology
dealing with the
interdependence of all
organisms living in the
ocean, in shallow coastal
waters, and on the
seashore.
 GOOD TO KNOW

sea Ocean
large bodies of water that comprises the vast body of
connect to the ocean but are water that covers about
bound or contained by a three-fourths of the Earth.
landmass.
TOP 10 SEAS, 5 MAJOR OCEANS, & 7 CONTINENTS
Arctic Ocean The Bering
Sea
Hudson Bay The Sea of
Europe Okhotsk
North
Asia
America The
Mediterranean Pacific Ocean
Sea
The East
Africa
China Sea
The Gulf of
Atlantic
Mexico The Sea of
The Caribbean South Ocean Andaman Sea Japan (East Sea)
Sea America
Indian Ocean The South
Australia China Sea

Antarctica
Southern Ocean
TOP 10 BIGGEST SEAS
Sea Approximate Area (mi2) Connected Ocean

The South China Sea 1,400,000 Pacific

The Caribbean Sea 1,063,000 Atlantic

The Mediterranean Sea 970,000 Atlantic

The Bering Sea 890,000 Pacific

The Gulf of Mexico 615,000 Atlantic

TOP 10 BIGGEST SEAS
Sea Approximate Area (mi2) Connected Ocean

The Sea of Okhotsk 613,800 Pacific

The East China Sea 482,300 Pacific

Hudson Bay 475,800 Atlantic and Arctic

The Sea of Japan (East

Sea
389,100 Pacific

Andaman Sea 308,000 Indian

SEVEN CONTINENTS

Asia Africa
Asia is the largest continent with an area It is the second largest continent with an
of 44.58 million km². area of 30.37 million km².

The highest point on Earth (Mt. Everest) is The world's largest hot desert (Sahara)
found in Asia. and the world's longest river (Nile) are
found in Africa.
SEVEN CONTINENTS

North America South America

It is the third largest continent with an It is connected to North America
area of 24.71 million km². through the Isthmus of Panama.

Some of the Earth's youngest The Andes, which is the Earth's longest
mountains are found in the terrestrial mountain range is found in
Cascade Range in US, which spans over the continent.
500 miles.
SEVEN CONTINENTS

Antarctica Europe Australia

It is considered the It the sixth largest The smallest continent
windiest and driest place continent with an area of with a land area of 7.692
on Earth. 10.18 million km². million km².

It does not have any It is surrounded by bodies It is the lowest, the

countries but it contains of water from all three flattest, and one of the
several research sides. driest continents.
laboratories.
 MAJOR OCEANS
Arctic Ocean
Surrounding the
continents are the
five major oceans. EUROPE
NORTH
AMERICA ASIA
Atlantic
Ocean Pacific
AFRICA
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
SOUTH
AMERICA Indian
Ocean AUSTRALIA

Southern Ocean

ANTARCTICA
 Pacific Ocean
The largest ocean in the world. It also has the deepest
known point on Earth, the Challenger Deep.

Atlantic Ocean
MAJOR The second-largest ocean covers about 25% of the Earth's
surface.

OCEANS It is home to a diverse amount of aquatic life and contains

oil and gas deposits.
 Indian Ocean
The third-largest ocean with an area of about 70 million km²
and is the warmest ocean basin on Earth.

Southern Ocean
Surrounds Antarctica and is recognized as a distinct ocean
due to the presence of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
(ACC).

MAJOR Arctic Ocean

OCEANS The smallest, most inaccessible, and least studied ocean in
the world.
IMPORTANCE What is the impact of oceans to
the continents?
OF OCEANS Oceans regulate the temperature of coastal
areas.
The presence of oceans largely influences the
climate in some landmasses.
Oceans also provide a habitat for many living
things and contribute to the source of livelihood
to coastal communities.
 WHERE IN THE WORLD?
Using your pinned
location, identify the
continent you are in as
well as the surrounding
body or bodies of water.

CONTINENT:

Answer

SURROUNDING OCEAN/S:

Answer
 SUMMARY
Arctic Ocean
The seven
continents and the
surrounding oceans: EUROPE
NORTH
AMERICA ASIA
Atlantic
Ocean Pacific
AFRICA
Ocean
Pacific SOUTH
Indian
Ocean AMERICA
Ocean AUSTRALIA

Southern Ocean

ANTARCTICA
 WHAT'S NEXT?

How does the

What are the distinct surrounding ocean
characteristics of the affect the climate and
continent you are in? the source of livelihood
in your community?
 REFERENCE:
National Geographic. "Continent".
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/Continent/.
Last Accessed 13 January 2022.