Oceans and People (Grade 10 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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Number of people oceans feed worldwide
Number of people oceans feed worldwide
Over one billion people
Three major ways people impact oceans
Three major ways people impact oceans
Pollution, overfishing, desalination
Five main sources of ocean pollution
Five main sources of ocean pollution
Chemicals, oil, plastic, dumping, sewage
Annual bird deaths from oil pollution
Annual bird deaths from oil pollution
Over one million birds
Mediterranean Sea water renewal time
Mediterranean Sea water renewal time
70 years
Definition of overfishing
Definition of overfishing
Catching too many fish, causing population decline
Annual fish removal from oceans (tonnes)
Annual fish removal from oceans (tonnes)
90 million tonnes
SASSI full name
SASSI full name
Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Desalination definition
Desalination definition
Removing salt from seawater to create fresh water
Most common desalination method
Most common desalination method
Reverse osmosis