Question 1

What are the conditions set forth in the 1982 Draft Convection of the Law of the Sea? How did this differ from the United States Exclusive Economic Zone?

Accepted Answer

Answer should include:
•	Territorial wat

Question 2

When did the harvesting of commercial whale species cease?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the International Whaling Commission formed 
B)  When there were substitutes for the products produced from whales 
C)  When the hunting of whales became uneconomical 
D)  CITES- Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species 
A)  When the International Whaling Commission formed 
B)  When there were substitutes for the products produced from whales 
C)  When the hunting of whales became uneconomical 
D)  CITES- Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species

Question 3

Most of the marine oil deposits are tapped from offshore platforms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the petroleum found in marine sediments likely to have been formed from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bacteria 
B)  Fossilized fish 
C)  Whale falls 
D)  Marine algae 
A)  Bacteria 
B)  Fossilized fish 
C)  Whale falls 
D)  Marine algae

Question 5

What kind of resource is waste disposal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical resource 
B)  Marine energy resource 
C)  Biological resource 
D)  Nonextractive resource 
A)  Physical resource 
B)  Marine energy resource 
C)  Biological resource 
D)  Nonextractive resource

Question 6

What is not true of territorial waters?

Accepted Answer

A)  They extend 18.2 kilometers from the shore. 
B)  A nation has the jurisdiction over territorial waters. 
C)  Territorial waters include straits that might be used for international navigation. 
D)  Territorial waters include exclusive economic zones. 
A)  They extend 18.2 kilometers from the shore. 
B)  A nation has the jurisdiction over territorial waters. 
C)  Territorial waters include straits that might be used for international navigation. 
D)  Territorial waters include exclusive economic zones.

Question 7

Eight of the 11 species of large, hunted whales are considered to be commercially extinct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Bottom trawling is devastating because there is habitat destruction in addition to any bycatch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is involved in mariculture production of species? Are mariculture productions only for producing the species as food? If not, what other reasons are there for mariculture?

Accepted Answer

Answer should include:
•	Mariculture is

Question 10

What did the United States Exclusive Economic Zone exclude from the original 1982 United Nations Treaty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The claim of territorial waters 
B)  The protection of the ocean 
C)  The sharing of high seas resources 
D)  The prevention of pollution 
A)  The claim of territorial waters 
B)  The protection of the ocean 
C)  The sharing of high seas resources 
D)  The prevention of pollution

What are the conditions set forth in the 1982 Draft Convection of the Law of the Sea? How did this differ from the United States Exclusive Economic Zone?

When did the harvesting of commercial whale species cease?

Most of the marine oil deposits are tapped from offshore platforms.

What is the petroleum found in marine sediments likely to have been formed from?

What kind of resource is waste disposal?

What is not true of territorial waters?

Eight of the 11 species of large, hunted whales are considered to be commercially extinct.

Bottom trawling is devastating because there is habitat destruction in addition to any bycatch.

What is involved in mariculture production of species? Are mariculture productions only for producing the species as food? If not, what other reasons are there for mariculture?

What did the United States Exclusive Economic Zone exclude from the original 1982 United Nations Treaty?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

The Ocean and The Environment

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Exam 17: Marine Resources

What are the conditions set forth in the 1982 Draft Convection of the Law of the Sea? How did this differ from the United States Exclusive Economic Zone?

When did the harvesting of commercial whale species cease?

Most of the marine oil deposits are tapped from offshore platforms.

What is the petroleum found in marine sediments likely to have been formed from?

What kind of resource is waste disposal?

What is not true of territorial waters?

Eight of the 11 species of large, hunted whales are considered to be commercially extinct.

Bottom trawling is devastating because there is habitat destruction in addition to any bycatch.

What is involved in mariculture production of species? Are mariculture productions only for producing the species as food? If not, what other reasons are there for mariculture?

What did the United States Exclusive Economic Zone exclude from the original 1982 United Nations Treaty?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

The Ocean and The Environment

Filters