Oceanography
Relief of the ocean floor
Concepts to cover
- Continental shelf and continental slope: width, gradient, resources
- Deep-sea plains and oceanic trenches (Mariana, Sunda) at convergent margins
- Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
- Seamounts, guyots, submarine canyons and hotspot island chains
Where to study
Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Class XI, chapter 12: Water (Oceans) (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 12, Water (Oceans), p. 1-9 (book pages 99-107)
- ch. 12, Continental Shelf, p. 3 (book page 101)
- ch. 12, Continental Slope, p. 4 (book page 102)
- ch. 12, Deep Sea Plain, p. 4 (book page 102)
- ch. 12, Oceanic Deeps or Trenches, p. 4 (book page 102)
- ch. 12, Mid-Oceanic Ridges, p. 4 (book page 102)
- ch. 12, Seamount, p. 4 (book page 102)
- ch. 12, Submarine Canyons, p. 4-5 (book pages 102-103)
- ch. 12, Guyots, p. 5 (book page 103)
Geography Syllabus (classroom programme topic list)
- Oceanography: Bottom topography