this question is about New Zealand
2006-12-08 04:00:40 · 5 answers · asked by Sinners lover 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Recreation (Swimming, surfing, diving), fishing for food, shipping people and goods, exploring (some say it's our last frontier as we are still discovering new species daily) , Dumping (sad to say), and Oil exploration.
2006-12-08 04:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by Joe S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans use the ocean to harvest food
humans use the ocean as a travel route
humans use the ocean as a recreational facility
humans used the ocean to evolve from
humans use the ocean as a form of commerce
from the oceans comes a major percentage of the planets atmospheric moister, which translates to rain which we along with every other living thing need to survive
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2006-12-08 12:22:50 · answer #2 · answered by mark_grvr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans are very dependent on the ocean. Even ignoring the effect it has on controlling the climate, the ocean provides food for millions, energy for entire countries, and a sink where we dump hundreds of tons of trash and waste every day.
I would say that we are quite dependent.
2006-12-08 12:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by living encyclopedia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uh, for fishing, drilling for oil, precipitation cycle, etc......
2006-12-08 12:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by nckobra40 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
fishing, energy, sailing
2006-12-08 12:13:36 · answer #5 · answered by suzieq_64093 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋