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The underwater plateau is called the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping shelf that extends from the shoreline of a continent to a variable distance into the ocean.
If your the same person who asked this question, but said, "a" before (or just looked at the answer) then you prob'ly thought someone was being rediculous. They prob'ly just bumped the wrong key. The answer is isthmus.
States that form part of a continent are typically referred to as countries or nations. Each country governs a specific geographic area on the continent and has its own government, laws, and leadership.
The largest piece of land on Earth is called a continent. There are seven continents on Earth: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and South America. Each continent is a distinct and massive landmass.
No, not all continents have a trench that stretches for several miles off their coast. Trenches are usually found in areas where tectonic plates converge, such as the Pacific Ring of Fire. While some continents may have trenches off their coast, not all do.
The continental shelf is a plateau that lies off each coast of a continent. It is a shallow underwater extension of a continent that slopes gently into the ocean.
The underwater plateau is called the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping shelf that extends from the shoreline of a continent to a variable distance into the ocean.
The Continental Shelf.
If your the same person who asked this question, but said, "a" before (or just looked at the answer) then you prob'ly thought someone was being rediculous. They prob'ly just bumped the wrong key. The answer is isthmus.
The Great Australian Bight off Australia, the Patagonian Shelf off South America, the Saya de Malha Bank off Africa, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands off Asia, and the Flemish Cap off North America are all examples of plateaus off the coast of continents.
Asia is called the continent of diversity and contrast because each people in the region doesn't share the same culture,government, religion, races,ideas, and etc.
A plateau and a coastal plain are not defined by size, but by elevation (a plateau is at a high level) and proximity to the sea (a coastal plain is bordered on at least one side by the sea). Specific examples of each can be smaller or larger than examples of the other.
Piedmont would not be a plateau.
Africa is a very large continent that is split into divisions each with its own form of government.
you might mean Continental Shelf the part of the each continent that is underwater it can be considered as a piece of wood that runs around (frames) each continent. If you mean something else please give one or more web links (copy and paste what is in the address bar)
States that form part of a continent are typically referred to as countries or nations. Each country governs a specific geographic area on the continent and has its own government, laws, and leadership.
the plains and plateau