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MEDCLIC / STUDENT<br />
Seawater |<br />
3<br />
A.2.1.<br />
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR OCEANS<br />
Locate the aspects which make seas and oceans important for human development<br />
on the followinng picture:<br />
Marine environments are fundamental for human beings for the following reasons:<br />
a<br />
They are a food source (they maintain so called fishery stocks).<br />
b<br />
They are a source of raw materials and energy (salts and chemicals).<br />
c<br />
They are a resource for tourism (sun and beach tourism).<br />
d<br />
They are communication routes (shipping).<br />
e<br />
They act as thermal moderators (moderate temperatures).
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