The wind from the ocean keeps it cooler in summers. This is just a guess, but I think the sun reflecting on the ocean helps keep it warmer in the winter.
Rural settlement means people living in rural areas, that is, not in the cities (which are urban areas).
Less and less people live in rural areas because there are less jobs there than in the city as our farming becomes more and more industrialized - before more people had to work on the farm, as more things had to be done by hand.
A nonrenewable resource<span> is a </span>resource<span> of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption. Most fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas and coal are considered </span>nonrenewable resources<span> in that their use is not sustainable because their formation takes billions of years.</span>
It should be true as exactly 7.52% is arable land which rounds up to 8%
