Question

answer in one or two sentences.

1. Which canal links Africa to Asia?
2. Which physical feature separates Europe from Africa?
3 Which continent is often referred to as the continent Down Under?
4. What is the ozone layer?
5. What is an ecosystem?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1) the Suez canal

2) Mediterranean Sea

3) Australia

4) The ozone layer is the common term for the high concentration of ozone

5) An ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.

Answer 2

1. Ans: The Suez Canal is 192 kilometers (119 miles) long and allows cargo ships to travel between Europe, North Africa, western Asia (via the Mediterranean Sea in the north) and eastern and southern Asia without having to go around Africa.
2. Ans: Mediterranean Sea, an intercontinental sea that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to Asia on the east and separates Europe from Africa.
3. Ans: Australia is a continent, a country and an island! It is nicknamed the "Land Down Under" because it is below the equator.
4. Ans: The ozone layer is the common term for the high concentration of ozone that is found in the stratosphere around 15-30km above the earth's surface. It covers the entire planet and protects life on earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation from the sun.
5. Ans: An ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life. Ecosystems contain biotic or living, parts, as well as abiotic factors, or nonliving parts.