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1 What are the Threats to the Worlds Oceans
IB Geography Piers Tainsh

2 Describe the pattern of human influence on the worlds oceans.
Explain the pattern.

3 What are the Sources of Pollution?
Many but they include Dredging of harbours brings sunk heavy metals and petrochemicals to the surface Sewage Industrial waste and radioactive waste Farming waste – nitrates and phosphates Oil run off from roads (60m litres alone from USA)

4 Describe the sources of and potential effects of different types of waste

5 What are the Effects of Oil?
At all levels of production, transportation and use it can pollute oceans.

6 Nuclear waste drums dumped onto greenpeace boat.

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9 Dead Zones and Red Tides

10 Different causes of dead zones
Which is natural and which anthropogenic? -


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