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For this project there was a lot of note taking and videos to understand all the different types of geological structures in the ocean. For example although the project is small understanding all the concepts took a lot of time. The continental slope does not take up a ton of space on the paper but understanding how they are formed and how the sediment and earth fall off in a drop off to create the geological phenomenon took a lot of time. For the actual project we were tasked with making a brochure with geological features in our "resort". We had to show off the different parts of the ocean we have learned about within a fun touristy way.

Continental Margin - Continental margin, the submarine edge of the continental crust distinguished by relatively light and isostatically high-floating material in comparison with the adjacent oceanic crust. It is the name for the collective area that encompasses the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise.

Continental Slope - The continental slope is defined as the zone extending from the shelf break and terminating at the continental rise where the gradient becomes less than 1:40 or where the slope is bounded by a deep-sea trench or a marginal plateau

Submarine Canyon - submarine canyon, any of a class of narrow steep-sided valleys that cut into continental slopes and continental rises of the oceans. Submarine canyons originate either within continental slopes or on a continental shelf

Abyssal Plain - The term 'abyssal plain' refers to a flat region of the ocean floor, usually at the base of a continental rise, where slope is less than 1:1000. It represents the deepest and flat part of the ocean floor lying between 4000 and 6500 m deep in the U.S. Atlantic Margin.

Mid Ocean Ridge - A mid-ocean ridge (MOR) is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. It typically has a depth of ~ 2,600 meters (8,500 ft) and rises about two kilometres above the deepest portion of an ocean basin.

Sea mount - A seamount is an underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity. ... Seamounts — undersea mountains formed by volcanic activity — were once thought to be little more than hazards to submarine navigation.

Ocean Trench - Oceanic trenches are topographic depressions of the seafloor, relatively narrow in width, but very long. These oceanographic features are the deepest parts of the ocean floor.

Ocean strait - A strait is a naturally formed, narrowing, typically navigational waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two land masses.

Conclusion: Some things I think I could have done better were time management and work ethic. Even though I got the assignment done I don´t think I worked with as much urgency as necessary. I was very close to finishing on time but I ended up finishing up the project slightly behind. I am looking forward to working with my group to do even better on the next project.