Who is Strait of Gibraltar?

The Strait of Gibraltar is like a busy bridge between two big rooms, one room is called Europe and the other is Africa.

Imagine you're in your kitchen, and there's a door that leads to the living room. That door is like the Strait of Gibraltar, because it lets things go from one place to another. In this case, water can flow through the Strait of Gibraltar, it connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, just like your kitchen door connects two rooms.

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The Strait of Gibraltar is really narrow, only about 14 kilometers wide in some places. That’s not much wider than a big swimming pool! But even though it's small, it lets a lot of water move from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and back again, like how you can walk through your kitchen door to get to the living room.

Sometimes, ships also go through the Strait of Gibraltar, just like you might carry a toy from one room to another. It’s a very important passageway for both water and traffic! The Strait of Gibraltar is like a busy bridge between two big rooms, one room is called Europe and the other is Africa.

Imagine you're in your kitchen, and there's a door that leads to the living room. That door is like the Strait of Gibraltar, because it lets things go from one place to another. In this case, water can flow through the Strait of Gibraltar, it connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, just like your kitchen door connects two rooms.

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  1. A child learns that the Strait of Gibraltar is like a bridge between two big oceans.
  2. A teacher explains how ships can travel from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean through this narrow passage.
  3. A student draws a map showing the location of the Strait of Gibraltar.

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