Deck 19: The Oceans and Human Affairs

Question 1

In terms of total volume,seaborne trade is dominated by:

A)Crude oil.
B)Fruits and vegetables.
C)Coffee.
D)Sugar.
E)Pharmaceuticals.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The exclusive economic zone (EEZ)defines the interests that a nation may have over what type of activities?

A)Defense
B)Commerce
C)Tourism
D)Nuclear testing
E)Oil exploration

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Ecotourism combines travel and:

A)Business in the exploitation of fish resources.
B)Visit to areas of natural interest.
C)Visit to areas of artistic interest.
D)Visit to areas of archeological interest.
E)The aquarium trade.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The territorial sea of a nation is defined as the water between a nation's coastline to a distance of how many nautical miles?

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)12
E)100

Question 5

In the fifteenth century,this nation pioneered the discovery of new areas of the world by crossing the oceans and leading the way to the Age of Exploration was:

A)Italy.
B)China.
C)Portugal.
D)Russia.
E)England.

Question 6

The United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea stipulates that control of transit through sea straits is guaranteed if:

A)The strait lies in the territorial sea of one nation.
B)The strait lies in the territorial sea of more than one nation.
C)The strait is open at both ends.
D)The strait is closed at one end.
E)The strait is controlled by nations belonging to the U.N.Security Council.

Question 7

In the native cultures of this region,salmon and killer whales provide a source of many legends and religious beliefs:

A)Australia.
B)Northern Europe.
C)South Africa.
D)Caribbean.
E)Pacific Northwest.

Question 8

Perhaps the most remarkable example of reclamation of land from the sea bottom is found in:

A)France.
B)China.
C)Italy.
D)The Netherlands.
E)Norway.

Question 9

"Nautical interest" is a phrase that describes a country's privileges as related to:

A)Shipping routes.
B)Natural resources of its coast.
C)Protection of coastal boundaries.
D)Affects of pollution.

Question 10

Which of the following duties may be performed by the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage?

A)Construct intercontinental agreements to protect biodiversity
B)Develop clear sea travel routes using current gyres
C)Monitor the effects of climate change on ocean life
D)Coordinate efforts related to handling of maritime archeology and ship wreck exploration
E)Monitor and recommend changes to worldwide fishing quotas

Question 11

Some unique cultures heavily influenced by the sea exist in isolated areas where the economy is still based on:

A)Tourism.
B)Interocean transportation.
C)Fishing.
D)Development of fossil fuel deposits.
E)International trade.

Question 12

A group of people that are known to have completed long voyages of discovery across the ocean before the Europeans began wide-spread exploration:

A)Polynesians.
B)Native Americans.
C)Inuit peoples native to polar regions.
D)South American Indians.
E)Native Californian tribes.

Question 13

Evidence has been found that the first Europeans to land in America were:

A)Spaniards.
B)Englishmen.
C)Italians.
D)Russians.
E)Vikings.

Question 14

The oceans are said to have served as barriers of culture due to:

A)Protection by most nations of their seaports.
B)Banning of ocean-going commerce until the sixteenth century.
C)Stiff import-export trade barriers.
D)Belief in the western world that the earth was flat.
E)Religious customs against using the sea.

Question 15

Cultures that have evolved in close contact with the marine environment are known by anthropologists as:

A)Maritime.
B)Oceanic.
C)Seaborne.
D)Marine.
E)Neritic.

Question 16

The livelihood of the Hanseatic League of Northern Europe was based on what particular fishery?

A)Herring
B)Salmon
C)Freshwater eel
D)Cod
E)Tuna

Question 17

A native culture that uses eel-grass as an important resource can be found in:

A)Polynesia.
B)Gulf of California.
C)Falkland Islands.
D)Japan.
E)India.