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Students should be able to describe the various resources that oceans provide, including food, chemicals, construction materials, wave and tidal energy, tourism opportunities, transportation, and the potential for safe drinking water.

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Cambridge IGCSE Environmental ManagementOceans and fisheries

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Students should be able to describe the various resources that oceans provide, including food, chemicals, construction materials, wave and tidal energy, tourism opportunities, transportation, and the potential for safe drinking water

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  • You need to be able to students should be able to describe the various resources that oceans provide, including food, chemicals, construction materials, wave and tidal energy, tourism opportunities, transportation, and the potential for safe drinking water.
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Ocean Resources

Oceans supply food such as fish and shellfish, chemicals used in medicines, construction materials like sand and gravel, renewable energy from waves and tides, tourism opportunities, transportation routes, and potential sources of safe drinking water through desalination.

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    Describe Describe three different resources provided by oceans.

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