Question

How is human life dependent upon oceans? 

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How is human life depends on Oceans? 

(OR) 

How are oceans influencing human life?

Answer 1

• Oceans stabilize climates over land. 
• They are the storehouses of many chemicals, each of which are useful to humans. 
• They disperse many plant & animal species from one continent to another, making biota available in various places. Many of these plants & animals are used as food, neutraceutically as medicines. 
• Some people constantly live on boat, due to paucity of land in such areas. 
• They are a source of various types of polymetallic nodules. 
• They are used for landing of certain debris of satellites & safely pad most of the meteors that come from outer space, as oceans cover more than 75% of earth’s surface.