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Question
Give geographical reasons:
The continental slope is considered to be the boundary of continents.
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Solution
The continental slope is the transitional region connecting the continental shelf and the ocean basin. It begins after the extent of the continental shelf is over with a steep slope. The continental crust (30km) is thicker than oceanic crust (7-10km), thus continental slope is considered to be the boundary of continents.
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