Question

Describe natural resources with reference to the following:

Ocean resources

Answer 1

Ocean resources: Oceans are also important resources and this can be understood by the fact that they cover a greater part of the earth's surface than the land itself.

The resources that can be obtained from oceans can be of two types.

1. Mineral resources: Most of the minerals are obtained from oceans, for example, thorium (used in atomic energy production), magnesium (used in the flashbulb of a camera), and sodium (used in the production of cloth and paper).
2. Bio resources: Examples of bioresources from oceans include fishes, shells, fungi, shark and codfish, sea cucumbers, etc.