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Question
Match the following:
| 1. | Mariana trench | Decreases salinity in the oceans |
| 2. | Great Barrier Reef | Along the coast of Japan |
| 3. | Spring tides | Deepest point in the Pacific |
| 4. | Heavy rains | Australia |
| 5. | Kuroshio current | Second order landform |
| 6. | Continental slope | On full and new moon days |
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Solution
| 1. | Mariana trench | Deepest point in the Pacific |
| 2. | Great Barrier Reef | Australia |
| 3. | Spring tides | On full and new moon days |
| 4. | Heavy rains | Decreases salinity in the oceans |
| 5. | Kuroshio current | Along the coast of Japan |
| 6. | Continental slope | Second order landform |
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