Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 Commerce / ArtsGeographyOcean Resources4 Marks
Question
Oceanic tourism
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Answer
Ocean tourism is developed along the coastal areas of seas and oceans.
Ocean tourism comes in many forms like cruises, scuba-diving, fishing, beach tourism, etc. Such activities are increasingly becoming popular.
Generally, water sports activities such as scuba diving, surfing, water skiing, etc., are developed along the coastline. For example, sport activities along the coast of Goa.
There is beautiful scenery along the coastline due greenery of trees along the coast, huge waterbody of sea or ocean, clean air and coolness due to nearness to water, therefore many resorts, hotels, marina, etc., are developed and coastal areas have become popular for tourism.
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