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How do ocean currents affect people?
It is easier and faster for ships to sail with the ocean currents.
What do the ocean currents transport?
Ocean currents will carry anything from small plankton accross ocean to helping other marine life find warmer or colder waters. to ocean currents can also help guide ships across bodies of water. the ocean currents will also redistribute the density in the ocean water.
Which type of ocean pollution is the most common?
The most common type of ocean pollution is garbage or sewage. They are readily dumped into the ocean by ships and countries located along the ocean.
Why might Arabs sailing the Indian Ocean prefer to sail the ships toward India in July?
Arab traders sailing the Indian ocean in their sailing ships preferred to travel during the months of June and July because they were the prevailing months of monsoon winds; that is why they are called trade winds.
What currents that brought Columbus' ships to the Caribbean?
trade winds
What is the name of passages for ocean going ships?
The routes that ships follow are called Sea Lanes. These lanes help keep the ships from collision, are the most direct routes from point A to point B and although may not be the straightest route, they are the safest and fastest. Many Sea Lanes follow existing sea currents.
Why aren't ships pulverized by the currents at the bottom of Niagara Falls?
Ships stay away from the bottom of Niagara Falls.
What would happen if all the isthmuses in the world disapeared?
There would no longer be any need for canals like the Suez Canal and Panama Canal. Ships could simply sail directly from ocean to ocean. Huge changes in sea life would be expected as ocean currents would change considerably.
How many ships are there?
There are about 80,000 ocean-going ships in the world.
Why were most American citiies located along the Atlantic coast during the first 50 years of independence?
Because that is where the colonists established the colonies. The currents took the ships from Europe to the east coast.
What transportation was used along the Indian Ocean trading basin?
Dhows and junks (large ships involved in maritime trade in Indian Ocean) from China and other South Asian islands traded with India
How ships are on the ocean at any one time?
It is impossible to know how many ships are on the ocean at any one time. This is because there are several oceans, along with thousands of ships, military vessels, trap steamers, cutters, and boats. Only the registry for each boat can determine how many other boats are in a respective area at one single time.
