| Week | Focus Area | Key Tasks | |------|------------|------------| | 1 | Bottom relief, temp, salinity | Draw cross-sections; memorize world ocean depths | | 2 | Currents, waves, tides | Trace major gyres; solve numerical tide problems (spring/neap dates) | | 3 | Marine geology, sediments, biology | Match sediment type to location; coral diagram practice | | 4 | ENSO, sea-level, pollution + PYQs | Write 3–5 previous exam answers; create 1-page summary of each ENSO phase |
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