Exam 13: Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

Papua New Guinea is located in Polynesia.

The better-watered volcanic islands,where the economy is based on agriculture,are known as ____________________,

The finger of land extending from the main body of Antarctica toward South America is known as the ___.

The UNCLOS allows states to claim all resources within a(n)_____________ that extends up to 200 nautical miles from their coasts.

New Caledonia is still under French rule today.

According to Figure 12-4,the body of water that separates Argentina from the Antarctic Peninsula is________________.

The dominant economic activity associated with high-island cultures is ______________.

High-island cultures are associated with fertile soils and farming economies.

Based on Figure 12-2,which of the following U.S.states would have the largest EEZ?

An atoll is a reef or island indicative of an undersea volcano.

Russia stands to gain the most from the opening of the Arctic.

Establishment of EEZs greatly diminished the overall extent of the so-called "high seas".

New Guinea is a part of Melanesia,a Pacific region that also includes the Solomon Islands,Vanuatu,and New Caledonia.

Guam is politically affiliated with _________

Most of Micronesia consists of low islands.

Which of the following countries has made no claim to territory in Antarctica?

Pie-shaped best describes the cartographic form of national territorial claims that have been made in Antarctica.

Figure 12-5 shows that this country does not have territory bordering the Arctic Ocean.

Countries have always claimed at least 12 nautical miles of offshore water as part of their territorial sea.

In territorial size,the largest country in Melanesia is:___________________.