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Major Water Bodies — Geography STD 6 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6GeographyMajor Water Bodies2 Marks
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What is an oil spill? Why is it harmful to the environment?
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When the crude oil gets leaked into the sea while being transported from one country to another because of an accident and hurricanes it is called oil – spill. The aquatic life gets poisoned as oxygen can’t reach them and leads to their death affecting the life cycle.

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