Exam 17: Marine Resources

What is the main species of whale targeted by the Japanese and Norwegian whalers?

How is freshwater obtained as a marine resource?

What is the fastest-growing mariculture production?

Why is methane hydrate not harvested for energy use?

Geologists use ____ to view sediment layers, depth, and possible reservoir structures.

Who is responsible for the consumption of approximately a quarter of the global oil supply?

The single largest sand mining operation is in Alaska.

One of the major factors in the acceleration of the exploitation of Earth's resources was the increase in economic activity per person.

Despite the ocean's vast size, it is unlikely that is will be able to provide enough food to alleviate malnutrition and starvation in the world.

Deep sediment layers have a lower proportion of natural gas and oil than the shallower layers.

What is the largest known reservoir of hydrocarbons on Earth?

How have the harvesting methods of fish evolved over recent years? Why has the cost of fishing increased?

Why does oil seep to the surface from its source rock?

What allocates resources?

Public attention focused on unconventional energy sources in the 1970s because of advancements in technology.

What was first created in an effort to claim the continental shelf as belonging to the nation it was attached to?

In theory, what are free-market economies based upon?

What is considered to be the world's most important marine product?

What is the second most valuable marine resource?

Which United States location contributes to most of the exploitable sand?