Oceans
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00:00Today we are going to learn about the oceans of the world. So what is an ocean?
00:09Well, an ocean is a huge body of salt water. It's bigger than rivers. It's bigger
00:16than lakes. It's really huge and it's salt water. It's not fresh water. If you've
00:21ever gotten ocean water in your mouth, you can taste the salt. Okay, the ocean. Have
00:28you ever been to an ocean before? Cool, well we're gonna learn about the world's
00:35oceans in this video. The world has five oceans. How many oceans are in the world?
00:47The same amount of fingers you have on one hand. Five. So here are the world's
00:56oceans. The Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and
01:04the Southern Ocean. Let's learn the oceans one by one. The Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean
01:15is way up north. In fact, it is by the North Pole. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean
01:26and the most shallow ocean. There is lots of ice in the Arctic Ocean, but much of it
01:32has been melting. So where can you find the Arctic Ocean? Well, the Arctic Ocean is way
01:40up north. You can see here the arrows pointing at it. It's way at the top of the world map.
01:46Now let's talk about the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is right in the middle of the
01:53globe and is south of the Arctic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is the second biggest ocean
02:02and is home to many species of whales, sharks, dolphins, and other creatures. So where can
02:12you find the Atlantic Ocean? Well, the Atlantic Ocean is in between the Americas, Europe,
02:18and Africa. Let's learn about the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is in between the
02:25Americas and Asia and Australia. And the Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean in the
02:35world. It's not even close. It's the biggest ocean of all. The Pacific Ocean is huge. Now
02:46this is interesting. The Pacific Ocean appears in two places on most world maps. You might
02:53be wondering, why is that? Well, the Earth is a sphere. That's the shape of the Earth.
02:59The Earth is a sphere. It's a 3D shape. But on maps, it's just two dimensions, so it is
03:05flat. So the Pacific Ocean is by the Americas, but it's also by Asia and Australia. So it
03:14appears in two places on many maps. You can see where they are with the arrow. Next up,
03:20the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is further south in between Africa, Asia, and Australia.
03:30The Indian Ocean is an important place for species like the humpback whale. The Indian
03:38Ocean is also important for transporting goods. For example, each day, millions of barrels
03:45of oil are shipped across the Indian Ocean in big oil tankers, just like the one in this
03:51picture. The Indian Ocean is here between Africa, Asia, and Australia. Our fifth and
04:05final ocean is the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean is way down south. In fact, it is by
04:12the South Pole, which is actually part of Antarctica. The Southern Ocean is home to
04:21many amazing creatures, like emperor penguins, for example. The Southern Ocean is at the
04:31bottom of the map, by Antarctica. Great! Well, now we're going to fly and glide into a game
04:42that's going to see how much you learn about the oceans. Let's get started with this first
04:48one. Look at the dark blue sections of this map. Which ocean is this? Think very carefully.
04:58This is the ocean, here's a hint, that we said can be sometimes at two different places
05:05on a map. Do you remember which one? Yeah, the Pacific Ocean. Alright, here's the next
05:23one. Which ocean is this in the dark blue? It's way up top, isn't it? Way up north. Which
05:33ocean is it? Yeah, it's the Arctic Ocean. Here's another one. Look at the dark blue section of the
05:51map. Which ocean is this? You can see it's in between Africa, Asia, and Australia. Do you
06:00remember what the name of this ocean is? Great! It's the Indian Ocean. Let's try this
06:18one now. Look at the dark blue section of this map. What ocean is that? It's way down
06:26below everything else near Antarctica and the South Pole. Which ocean is this? Yeah,
06:35it's the Southern Ocean. Here's our last one. Look at the dark blue section of this map.
06:49Which ocean is this? It's right down the middle and it's in between the Americas and
06:56Africa and Europe. Which ocean is this? Yeah, it's the Atlantic Ocean.