Statement I Grand Banks are one of the major fishing grounds of the world due to the presence o...........

World Geography (Easy) World - Water Bodies

Statement I: Grand Banks are one of the major fishing grounds of the world due to the presence of a vast continental shelf.

Statement II: Planktons grow in the shallow waters.

Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

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Explanation:

The Grand Banks is a large area of submerged highlands southeast of Newfoundland and east of the Laurentian Channel on the North American continental shelf. It is in this area that the cold Labrador Current mixes with the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. The mixing of these waters and the shape of the ocean bottom lifts nutrients to the surface. These conditions created one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Plankton are organisms that live in the water. They are carried by waves, tides and currents. They are usually found in the shallow surface waters.