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Question
Give a geographical reason.
Fishing has developed on continental shelves.
Solution
Fishing has developed in continental shelves because -
- The portion of the continents that is submerged underwater and borders the coastal areas is known as a continental shelf.
- They are broad, shallow, and gently-sloping plains covered by water.
- As the sunlight reaches this part of the ocean bed, plankton grows.
- These millions of microscopic organisms found in seawater are important and favorite food for fish.
- Also, the sediments washed from the continental areas add to the food for fish. Thus, millions of fish thrive in this region.
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