Question

The illustration shows the worldwide distribution of killer whales, or orcas. The dark areas indicate regions where the whales are most commonly found. What can be concluded about the distribution of orcas found around the globe?

Answer 1

From the map of the distribution of the killer whales around the globe there can be concluded multiple things:

- cold water preference

Most of the places where the killer whales can be found are places where the water is colder, be it places near the Arctic or places that are under the influence of the cold ocean currents.

- shallower water preference

It can easily be seen that most of the killer whales can be found in waters that shallower, close to the coast of the continents and the island chains.

- large distribution

They are found in the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, with the Southern Ocean not being included in their distribution, which suggest that they are very adaptable animals.

Answer 2

Killer whales are much more common in highly productive cold water areas. These include the Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and the higher latitudes of the Southern Ocean.