Major bodies of water are an important natural resource for human activity. These large water bodies provided humans with food, recreation, irrigation, and transportation. Identify the contributions these bodies of water make to human life by placing each item into the proper category.

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To properly categorize the contributions of major bodies of water to human life, we can divide them into specific categories such as Food, Recreation, Irrigation, and Transportation. Here’s how you might categorize them:

Food

• Fisheries (source of fish and seafood)
• Aquaculture (farming of aquatic organisms)

Recreation

• Swimming
• Boating and sailing
• Fishing as leisure activity
• Beaches and water parks

Irrigation

• Agricultural water supply for crops
• Water management for farming ecosystems

Transportation

• Shipping and trade routes
• Ferries and passenger transport
• Marine navigation

If you have specific items to categorize, please provide them, and I can help place them into the appropriate categories.